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a
number
of
Several of.
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do a
number
on
To damage; to treat harshly; to produce ill effects.
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have one's
number
on it
Te be destined for someone.
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have someone's
number
To understand a person's character, capabilities, or situation.
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look out for
number
one
To act in one's own interests; to act in a manner advantageous primarily to oneself.
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lose the
number
of one's mess
To die, to perish.
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Number
10
Alternative form of 10 Downing Street.
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number
games
A
number
s game: the use of inappropriate statistics (
number
s) to reflect a desired result (usually misleading).
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number
games
plural form of
number
game: lotteries,
number
s games.
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number
one
First; foremost; best.
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number
one with a bullet
Superlative; impossible to beat.
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Number
Ten
Alternative form of 10 Downing Street.
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opposite
number
A person who holds a position in an organization that corresponds to that held by another person in an other organization; a counterpart.
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random
number
Used other than as an idiom: see random,
number
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random
number
A
number
allotted randomly using suitable generator (electronic machine or as simple "generator" as die).
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random
number
A
number
selected based on a uniform distribution, typically using a suitable generator (for example, rolling a die).
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random
number
A pseudorandom
number
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take a
number
Recognize that many others are in the same situation; recognize that one's concerns are not of high priority; be prepared to wait.
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drop back
Of a quarterback or other player in the backfield, to take a
number
of steps back from the line of scrimmage immediately after the snap or hike of the ball, to avoid defenders.
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put out
The statistic of the
number
of outs a defensive player directly caused.
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ring round
To call a
number
of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something.
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round up
To the smallest integer that is not less than it, or to some other greater value, especially a whole
number
of hundreds, thousands, etc.
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round down
To the greatest integer that is not greater than it, or to some other lower value, especially a whole
number
of hundreds, thousands, etc.
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stop up
To increase the aperture of a photographic lens, moving from an f/stop represented by a higher
number
to an f/stop represented by a lower
number
and causing more light to pass into the camera.
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cattle call
An audition which is open to the public and thus draws a large
number
of applicants, many of whom are inexperienced.
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20
The cardinal
number
twenty.
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all rights reserved
The copyright holder of a creative work reserves all copyright-related rights, typically including the right to publish the work, to make derivative works of it, to distribute it, to make profit from it, to license a
number
of these rights to other people, and to forbid these uses by any unauthorized people, thus being entitled to take legal action against infringement.
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and change
And some quantity, but less than the increment to the next round
number
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and counting
Used to show that the
number
previously mentioned is continuously changing, i.e. increasing or decreasing.
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big year
an informal competition among birdwatchers to see who can see or hear the largest
number
of species of birds within a single calendar year and within a specific geographical area.
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cake walk
From the mid 1900s, a game at a fair or party in which people walk around a
number
ed circle along to music. When the music is stopped, the caller draws a
number
from a jar and whoever is standing on or closest to that
number
that
number
wins a cake.
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day after day
For an indefinite
number
of days.
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everybody and their brother
A large
number
of people; most people.
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everybody and their dog
A large
number
of people; most people.
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everyone and his brother
A large
number
of people; most people.
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everyone and their brother
A large
number
of people; most people.
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everyone and their dog
A large
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everyone and their mother
A large
number
of people; most people.
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get some zzzzzz's
Comic Strip person was pictured as 'sleeping' with a
number
of letter 'Z,Z,Z,Z,Z's' in overhead cloud:
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give me
form of words used as a request by a telephone-user to be connected with a specified person,
number
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go the distance
To participate in a boxing match for its maximum
number
of rounds.
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great deal
A large
number
or amount.
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installed base
The
number
of units of a system or product that are currently in use.
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man of the hour
A man who has recently caught the attention of, or is being admired or honoured by, a large
number
of people.
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many hands make light work
A large
number
of people co-operating can perform tasks easily.
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mercury
A silvery-colored metallic chemical element, liquid at room temperature, with atomic
number
80 and symbol Hg.
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on the rise
rising; becoming greater in
number
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on the up
rising; becoming greater in
number
or magnitude.
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once or twice
A small, indefinite
number
of times.
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open season
A situation in which someone is endangered, blamed, harassed, or opposed in a sustained manner by a
number
of others; a situation in which something is endangered or otherwise opposed.
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