{"id":6458,"date":"2018-02-28T09:02:58","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T14:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=6458"},"modified":"2018-02-28T09:02:58","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T14:02:58","slug":"idioms-with-numbers-in-english-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/idioms-with-numbers-in-english-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Idioms with numbers in English &#8211; Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hey, everyone! How are you doing?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We use numbers on a daily basis to communicate. Besides, there are many and expressions that use numbers figuratively to give them another meaning. Today, we are going to cover some of these idioms in English. So give me five and let\u2019s do this!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>at the eleventh hour <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; at the very last minute<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6459\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/1-1024x204.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/1.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/1-350x70.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/1-768x153.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The team reversed the score at the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">eleventh hour<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A good student never starts their papers <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">at the eleventh hour<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>all in one piece &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">intact, with no damages<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6460\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/2-1024x204.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/2.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/2-350x70.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/2-768x153.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We were lucky to have survived the accident <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">all in one piece<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The package was fragile, but it made it to its destination<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> all in one piece<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>to know a thing or two &#8211;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to have knowledge about something, to understand something<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6461\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/3-1024x204.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/3.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/3-350x70.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/3-768x153.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019ve lived in France for a year, so I<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> know a thing or two<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> about the language <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sally is an IT major, so she probably <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">knows a thing or two <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">on how to fix your computer <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>back to square one &#8211; \u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to start over, to do something from the beginning, to get back to the starting point<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6462\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/4-1024x204.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/4.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/4-350x70.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/4-768x153.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our plan didn\u2019t work, so now we\u2019re <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">back to square one<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The student wasn\u2019t satisfied with the results of his work, so he decided to erase everything and get <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">back to square one<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>to have second thoughts (about something) &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to have doubts, to change opinion, to reconsider<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6463\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/5-1024x204.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/5.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/5-350x70.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/5-768x153.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The wedding was scheduled for next week, but the bride <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">had seconds thoughts <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and called everything off <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019m <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">having seconds thoughts<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> about buying this house, it\u2019s too much money <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>to take five &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to take a break, to stop briefly to rest<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6464\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/6-1024x204.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/6.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/6-350x70.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/6-768x153.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The workers spend the whole morning working hard, so now they\u2019re <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">taking five<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019m too tired, let\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">take five<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and then resume?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That&#8217;s it for now. Part two in coming up soon!<\/p>\n<p>Have a nice week!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"70\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/6-350x70.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/6-350x70.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/6-768x153.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/02\/6.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Hey, everyone! How are you doing? We use numbers on a daily basis to communicate. Besides, there are many and expressions that use numbers figuratively to give them another meaning. Today, we are going to cover some of these idioms in English. So give me five and let\u2019s do this! at the eleventh hour &#8211&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/idioms-with-numbers-in-english-part-1\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":6464,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[135139,135370],"tags":[333437,333436,501024,480223,274038],"class_list":["post-6458","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english-language","category-english-vocabulary","tag-english-expressions","tag-english-idioms","tag-expressions-with-numbers","tag-idioms-in-english","tag-idioms-with-numbers"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6458"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6458\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6465,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6458\/revisions\/6465"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}