some of someone's number
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someone's number is up — someone’s number is up informal phrase used for saying that someone is going to die When the brakes failed, I thought my number was up. Thesaurus: likely to die soonsynonym Main entry: number * * * … Useful english dictionary
one of someone's number — one/some/of someone’s number formal phrase one or several of the people in a particular group Some of our number have had doubts about this. Thesaurus: group members and describing group membershyponym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
have someone's number — informal understand a person s real motives or character and thereby gain some advantage * * * have someone s number informal : to be able to deal with or defeat someone easily especially because you know or understand that person so well She… … Useful english dictionary
number — num|ber1 [ nʌmbər ] noun *** ▸ 1 sign/word for amount ▸ 2 for showing position ▸ 3 telephone number ▸ 4 for marking something ▸ 5 a quantity ▸ 6 piece of music ▸ 7 someone/something attractive etc. ▸ 8 in linguistics ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count a sign … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
number — I UK [ˈnʌmbə(r)] / US [ˈnʌmbər] noun Word forms number : singular number plural numbers *** 1) [countable] a sign or word that represents an amount or quantity. 1, 2, 3 etc and one , two , three etc are numbers Can you read the numbers on the… … English dictionary
number — or [num′bər] n. [ME nombre < OE < L numerus: see NOMY] 1. a symbol or word, or a group of either of these, showing how many or which one in a series: 1, 2, 10, 101 (one, two, ten, one hundred and one) are called cardinal numbers; 1st, 2d,… … English World dictionary
some — some1 [səm strong sʌm ] determiner [: Old English; Origin: sum] 1.) a number of people or things, or an amount of something, when the exact number or amount is not stated ▪ I need some apples for this recipe. ▪ My mother has inherited some land.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
number — /ˈnʌmbə / (say numbuh) noun 1. the sum, total, count, or aggregate of a collection of units or any generalisation of this concept. 2. → integer. 3. → numeral. 4. (plural) → arithmetic. 5. the particular numeral assigned to anything in order to… …
number — numberable, adj. numberer, n. /num beuhr/, n. 1. a numeral or group of numerals. 2. the sum, total, count, or aggregate of a collection of units, or the like: A number of people were hurt in the accident. The number of homeless children in the… … Universalium
-some — 1 suffix (in adjectives) 1 causing or producing something: a troublesome boy (=who causes trouble) 2 liking to do something: a quarrelsome woman (=who likes to quarrel) | frolicsome 3 describes someone or something that can be treated in a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English