English Expressions With Numbers

1. What does "to take five" mean?

To go to the restroom

To drink beer

To make a break

To leave without notification

This refers to the normal duration of a short break of five minutes.

Explanation

This refers to the normal duration of a short break of five minutes.

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2. What does "watch your six" mean?

Be careful

Be on time

Watch out at six o' clock

Try six times and be lucky

the expression "watch your six" originates in six being at the bottom of a clock's dial, therefore meaning in your back. You might as well say "watch your back".

Explanation

the expression "watch your six" originates in six being at the bottom of a clock's dial, therefore meaning in your back. You might as well say "watch your back".

3. What does "to go 5150" mean?

To go to Los Angeles

To go crazy

To get drunk

To got to the restroom

5150 is California code for a legal involuntary 72 hour psychiatric hold

Explanation

5150 is California code for a legal involuntary 72 hour psychiatric hold

4. What does "that's six of one and half a dozen of the other" mean?

We prefer the metric system

Whatever you do it doesn't matter

You have only six tries

Six is better than a dozen

5. Which one is the correct number of letters for a swear word?

A "five" letter word

A "one" letter word

A "three" letter word

A "four" letter word

it's a four letter word; most swear words consist of four letters.

Explanation

it's a four letter word; most swear words consist of four letters.

6. Which expression is correct?

Good things come in threes

Good things come in fours

Good things come in fives

Good things come in twelves

Good things sometimes don't come at all.

Yes, three is the magic number.

Explanation

Yes, three is the magic number.

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