count

count idiom
In addition to the idioms beginning with count, also see down for the count; every minute counts; out for (the count); stand up and be counted.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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