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. 2014.
(quite) a number of something — phrase used for giving a general idea of how many people or things you are referring to A number of students (=more than a few, but not many) have part time jobs. We’ve met on a number of occasions. Quite a number of paintings (=many paintings) … Useful english dictionary
any number of something — phrase a large quantity of people or things She’s written any number of good stories. There could be any number of reasons why he’s not at home. Thesaurus: large quantities or amountssynonym large amounts or quantities of a specific kindhyponym… … Useful english dictionary
do a number on something — 1. tv. to urinate or defecate on something. □ Billy did a number on the bathroom floor. 2. tv. to damage or ruin something; to destroy something. □ The truck really did a number on my car … 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
any number of something — a large quantity of people or things She s written any number of good stories. There could be any number of reasons why he s not at home … English dictionary
number — number1 W1S1 [ˈnʌmbə US bər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(number)¦ 2¦(phone)¦ 3¦(in a set/list)¦ 4¦(for recognizing somebody/something)¦ 5¦(amount)¦ 6 numbers 7¦(music)¦ 8¦(magazine)¦ 9 have somebody s number 10 black/elegant etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
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 — 1 noun 1 NUMBER (C) a word or sign which represents an amount or a quantity: Add together the following numbers: 1027, 643, and 378. | high/low number: Choose a fairly low number under 100, say. | even number (=2, 4, 6, 8, 10 etc) | odd number… … Longman dictionary of contemporary 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 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
