{"id":3023,"date":"2013-09-19T09:00:42","date_gmt":"2013-09-19T13:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=3023"},"modified":"2014-08-06T11:46:18","modified_gmt":"2014-08-06T15:46:18","slug":"idioms-with-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/idioms-with-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"Idioms and phrases with numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I am going to present to you a group of idioms and phrases to look at; one thing that all of these phrases have in common is there are numbers in them. To make learning these new idioms\/phrases more fun, why don\u2019t you try and guess what numbers go into the idioms\/phrases below.<\/p>\n

Here is a hint: The numbers go in order from smallest to largest, starting from the top of the list going down.<\/p>\n

Give it a try!<\/p>\n

A. all in ______ piece
\nB. to kill _____ birds with ____ stone
\nC. to have _____ left feet
\nD. to give a high ______
\nE. _____ times out of ______
\nF. to divide ______
\nG. to feel like a ______ dollars<\/p>\n

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Alright, here is another hint, here are the numbers: 1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 50-50, 1,000,000 \u2013 two number are used more than once.<\/p>\n

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Where do you think these numbers go in the phrases above?<\/p>\n

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Ready for the answers?<\/p>\n

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Okay, take a look at these idioms\/phrases and their definitions below, with examples.<\/p>\n

on the one hand<\/strong> – something that is said when speaking about two different facts or two opposite ways of thinking or ideas.
\nFor example: On the one hand, I’d like to save my money for a long vacation, but on the other hand, I really want to go out with my friends each weekend.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know what to do.<\/p>\n

all in one piece<\/strong> \u2013 to be safe; to arrive safe or without damage
\nFor example: After the long flight home, we finally arrived, tired, but all in one piece.<\/p>\n

to kill two birds with one stone<\/strong> \u2013 to solve two problems at one time, with a single action
\nFor example: If we go to the grocery store and the bank on our trip out we will kill two bird with one stone and be done with our weekly errands.<\/p>\n

nine times out of ten<\/strong> \u2013 usually; happening almost always
\nFor example: Nine times out of ten I do my homework; the one time I didn\u2019t the teacher called on me and I didn\u2019t know the answer.<\/p>\n

to give (a) high five<\/strong> \u2013 to slap somebody else\u2019s hand above your hand; the number in this phrase comes from the fact that you have five fingers
\nFor example: The players were giving high-fives all around after the game. or\u00a0 I gave my brother a high five after he graduated.<\/p>\n

to divide fifty-fifty<\/strong> \u2013 to divide in two even halves
\nFor example: There was only one piece of cake left, so we divided it fifty-fifty and each ate half.<\/p>\n

two left feet<\/strong> \u2013 an inability to dance or to be clumsy in general
\nFor example: My boyfriend never dances with me at parties because he says he has two left feet.<\/p>\n

to feel like a million dollars<\/strong> \u2013 to feel great or amazing
\nFor example: When I heard I got the promotion I had been waiting for, I felt like a million dollars.<\/p>\n

Last question of the post, which of these idioms do you think is represented by the picture at the beginning of this post?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Today I am going to present to you a group of idioms and phrases to look at; one thing that all of these phrases have in common is there are numbers in them. To make learning these new idioms\/phrases more fun, why don\u2019t you try and guess what numbers go into the idioms\/phrases below. Here…<\/p>\n

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