"His number is up" nghĩa là gì?

Biểu tình ở Pháp tháng 3 năm 2006, phản đối "Contract of First Recruiting". Photo courtesy gillesklein via Getty Images

Number có nghĩa là con số. Thành ngữ 'somebody’s number is up' có nghĩa là một người nào đó đã tới số rồi, không còn may mắn hay thành công nữa.

Ví dụ
“We knew to expect another round of layoffs. So I had a bad feeling when my colleague got called in to meet with the boss. Sure enough, his number was up (anh ấy đã tới số rồi). He and five other employees were given an hour to clean out their desks and turn in their keys (trả lại chìa khóa văn phòng). I’m just lucky I still have my position.”

“My neighbor’s son was driving home when he was hit by a drunk driver. Poor guy, his car was totaled (bị hỏng hoàn toàn) and he spent three days in the hospital. As my neighbor said: “There are so many dangerous drivers out on the road, you never know when your number will be up (không thể biết là chừng nào thì chúng ta tới số).”

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