number

number idiom
In addition to the idiom beginning with number, also see a number of; any number of; back number; by the numbers; crunch numbers; days are numbered; do a job (number) on; get (have) someone's number; hot number; in round numbers; look out for (number one); opposite number; safety in numbers.

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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