有關數字的英語成語

at sixes and sevens

This idiom is used to describe a state of confusion or disarray.William Shakespeare uses a similar phrase in Richard II:But time will not permit: all is uneven, And every thing is left at six and seven.

這個成語用來形容一種混亂或無序的狀态。

威廉·莎士比亞在《理查二世》中使用了類似的短語:

But time will not permit: all is uneven, and everything is left at six and seven.

John is at sixes and sevens after the death of his wife.

感到極度的快樂或得意

She was on cloud nine when he proposed to marry her.

如果你by the numbers做某事，你是在嚴格、機械地做這件事，沒有使用你的想象力或創造力。

His work is done by the numbers. There is nothing original about it!

如果有人讓你數到10，他們是在建議你花點時間冷靜下來。這個短語通常用在某人生氣的時候。

從字面上看，這個短語不一定意味着從一數到十。這隻意味着，如果有人花時間冷靜下來，這可能會防止他們對某事做出憤怒的反應。

Count to ten before you do something silly.Don't make hasty decisions! Count to ten so you don't end up screwing things up.

當某人盛裝打扮(dressed up to the nines)時，意思是他們在一個特殊的場合穿着時髦的或正式的衣服。

They were invited to a wedding. That's why, they were dressed up to the nines.

“第五縱隊”指的是處于戰争狀态的國家内同情或與敵人合作的群體。

"There are some people bent on blowing up the situation in the country. I call them the fifth column. They are not an opposition. They want to stage a rebellion in the country. Their dream is to topple the government and overthrow the president."

如果你說give me five，你希望有人拍你張開的手來表示問候或表示高興。

"Give me five!" shouted Alan after he scored a goal.

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