English Expressions With Numbers

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    What does "watch your six" mean?

    • Be careful
    • Be on time
    • Watch out at six o' clock
    • Try six times and be lucky
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Many Expressions in colloquial English have to do with numbers. Check if your're up to speed with number idioms:

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  • 2. 

    What does "to go 5150" mean?

    • To go to Los Angeles

    • To go crazy

    • To get drunk

    • To got to the restroom

    Correct Answer
    A. To go crazy
    Explanation
    5150 is California code for a legal involuntary 72 hour psychiatric hold

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  • 3. 

    What does "to take five" mean?

    • To go to the restroom

    • To drink beer

    • To make a break

    • To leave without notification

    Correct Answer
    A. To make a break
    Explanation
    This refers to the normal duration of a short break of five minutes.

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  • 4. 

    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

    Correct Answer
    A. A "four" letter word
    Explanation
    it's a four letter word; most swear words consist of four letters.

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  • 5. 

    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.

    Correct Answer
    A. Good things come in threes
    Explanation
    Yes, three is the magic number.

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    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

    Correct Answer
    A. Whatever you do it doesn't matter

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