Idioms with numbers Advanced English Vocabulary Lesson
Idioms with numbers Advanced English Vocabulary Lesson Learn some of the handpicked idioms with numbers ranging from onetoten One track mind to think entirely or almost entirely about one subject Bob has a onetrack mind. He can only talk about football. Cut two ways to affect both sides of an issue equally. If our side cannot take along supporters to the game, then yours cannot either. The rule has to cut both ways. See also: both, cut, ways Phony as a threedollar bill Something that is bogus. The whole deal stinks. It s as queer as a threedollar bill. On all fours on one s hands and knees. I dropped a contact lens and spent an hour on all fours looking for it. Take five to take a fiveminute rest period; to take a short break. Okay, everybody. Take five Hey, Bob. I m tired. Can we take five Deepsix something or someone to get rid of someone or something; to dispose of someone or something. (Refers originally to burying someone or something six feet deep, the standard depth of
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