Brewer's: Up-turning of his Glass

He felt that the hour for the up-turning of his glass was at hand. He knew that the sand of life was nearly run out, and that death was about to turn his hour-glass upside down.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Upas-tree
Up to the Mark
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