Contemporary slang . 2014.
do a number on someone — do a number on (someone/something) to hurt or damage someone or something. Dairy foods do a number on my stomach. This case has really done a number on the judge – he looks much older than he did just a few months ago … New idioms dictionary
do a number on someone — do a number on (someone) to treat someone very badly or unfairly. I m not surprised Caroline doesn t like him. He really did a number on her at work … New idioms dictionary
do a number on someone — AND do a job on someone tv. to harm or deceive someone. □ The IRS really did a number on me. □ My local friendly plumber did a job on me cleaning out my drain … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
number among — ˈnumber among [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they number among he/she/it numbers among present participle numbering among past tense numbered among … Useful english dictionary
someone's opposite number — someone’s opposite number phrase someone who has the same job or status as someone else in another organization or country Relations between the Secretary of Defense and his opposite number in Britain were poor. Thesaurus: colleaguessynonym… … Useful english dictionary
number — I. n 1. a marihuana cigarette, joint. A vogue term of the late 1960s originating in the USA and deriving from the use of number to mean item, piece or unit. The word remains in use among cannabis smokers. ► Roll another number for the road. (Song … Contemporary slang
number among — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms number among : present tense I/you/we/they number among he/she/it numbers among present participle numbering among past tense numbered among past participle numbered among formal to be part of a particular… … English dictionary
number — {{11}}number (n.) c.1300, sum, aggregate of a collection, from Anglo Fr. noumbre, O.Fr. nombre and directly from L. numerus a number, quantity, from PIE root *nem to divide, distribute, allot (related to Gk. nemein to deal out; see NEMESIS (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
number crunching — a number cruncher someone whose job is to work with numbers and mathematics. She s useless with figures it s her assistant who does all the number crunching for her … New idioms dictionary
number — ► NOUN 1) a quantity or value expressed by a word, symbol, or figure. 2) a quantity or amount of something countable. 3) (a number of) several. 4) a single issue of a magazine. 5) a song, dance, or other musical item. 6) informal an item of… … English terms dictionary
