The teacher did a number on the whole class by giving them a pop quiz.
•Tom did a number on Mary when he went out with Ann.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
do a job on someone or something — 1. tv. o ruin someone or something; to give someone or something a thorough working over. □ The cops did a job on Rocko, but he still wouldn’t talk. □ There’s no need to do a job on me, man, I’ll tell you everything I know which is zip. □ That… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
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
jazz someone or something up — tv. to ake someone or something more exciting or sexy; to make someone or something appeal more to contemporary and youthful tastes. □ Let’s jazz this up a little bit. CD They jazzed up the old girl till she looked like a teenager. CD Don’t jazz… … 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 (or something's) days are numbered — someone or something will not survive or remain in power for much longer. → number … English new terms dictionary
someone's days are numbered — someone’s/something’s/days are numbered phrase someone or something is not likely to continue in a particular situation or to exist much longer His days in the team are probably numbered. Thesaurus: likely to failsynonym likely to die soonsynonym … Useful english dictionary
something's days are numbered — someone’s/something’s/days are numbered phrase someone or something is not likely to continue in a particular situation or to exist much longer His days in the team are probably numbered. Thesaurus: likely to failsynonym likely to die soonsynonym … 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 — 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 — 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 — 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
