Here's a selection of number idioms divided into three categories. Each example is followed by a picture for better understanding of the idiom. I hope you find it helpful.
I 1, 2, 3, ...
- Two heads are better than one!
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www.aei.org |
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indianexpress.com |
- Two's company, three's a crowd!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2rHwNXcA06-S808UuBQjiWxWpKmqN_YvM53htWJiDeGfAZTpZiwJolf9GCXIxa2bp8wJGaRVVsePf3jElnpltjYOFIix8GBAebkQWAUpianAhOShNlZnn961qY6iCtiUqlbvX_6QV84g/s400/crowd.PNG) |
photo.net |
- First come, first served.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfkC2nLvNoKF_HB85QIj6P0aLla1wd5PNICWIkkHgJCbxnzW1Ew1upoi8kRB7bPLdBz4vQdBls5WKRtmvldJ78jTlzVbB166h9iwJhENMpkjdNAxnUCkISiQu9BvCkLXJNktqQhe_90V8/s400/first+served.PNG) |
www.granfondovienna.com |
- It was six of one and half a dozen of the other.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdGSxjfW1EjSHUFxykaFbSJ_RIiqevPdANIQtMu0cHyUHcIyaSAgMRtp1JRGYVXZ-0C6qobeDsbHfDouT5pR74fRZ8IKgiiYo1hUExKkLtgdRvCxbjqBQe1nLS5XDvUrZON4akjkIX-co/s400/eggs.PNG) |
photoaspire.wordpress.com |
- I just put two and two together.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUYs4Z5pkHM2d653mJHEhp_aCLT1Qp7WuBx5s6thBRDdtTe6Bw4ARg82CSqrGn6F-NFlwIzWNQYw4udt63Wzym-lghat4mYvZThyphenhyphenti_8H0Yf51yuV4gOCqSuzmyNlRAO1hPK0MAshu8M/s400/together+two.PNG) |
thinkjarcollective.com |
- You could kill two birds with one stone.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeA8UT_WTLLsf7hhiwEndtm2Gf1Ab8fZyofyS_HzGOgozHJPZDhyphenhyphenzPHmZ2N1_bnBB62oKqQuCI8uk5VYF_2GMw9JlJnLXpYLDgeDnmvZJ90-fmM4tNKrJlM90xmVcY568ipg4h1tzkvaY/s400/birds.PNG) |
sodahead.com |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQpkDAjrl3Snvv7wiUU3xvTEbrHb2pDuzRjp7wHaxNerbhACzHayMPSxSG7lxGdzNT2EJl1mNY4miXWGMZfzm6VhfexJj_QOy1n_tQjU5X-om8PGbedZNrQG2sWXIqfn41HPF-tJJHVE/s400/bitten.PNG) |
jobjoy.com |
- You have a one-track mind!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8_SwI8Z8N87Cp0-C8ohKhYiE8pwIUwWI02VPi0erycoyrPpseXEelCWQpDVr4W0wfLXh-1f0x8f3nXgSW73WLaLk0-PSibjPlVwcsvOJJnBYRGvVB7ivEHvskRr7KNCbl2CqP1AivkY/s400/one+track.PNG) |
genius.com |
- I was in two minds whether or not to go.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyEkaGvJFtQzKigWZ8tDRIEDtThDVoU2X4qqem7xKL9uJRENzKu7opKVxqgjJ0w_g_OX3udhSc7FH5QB2IHCoFq2UL86ghQqDy6lzLgpqr8QRvJdl0RS8-9CCxrzlK3yRuuzrB1IA5Uo/s400/2+minds.PNG) |
hjenglish.com |
II Millions, thousands
- I wouldn't have thought she would have done such a bad thing - not in a million years!
- Thank you again and again - you're one in a million!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQ8P4Rd_hyphenhyphenCX6MK8Cy-oyPWGLSq04x6OdpzrwcD4G3AQJOcjuB_2_Ou07x2zda_CwwNT3YHzPrmaBuPfY5WjOcyD56teOeiUoSqtrQadCRX64pUEhR1-1EgtmWhjfMMGiMxfbEXOIyD4/s400/one+in.PNG) |
flickr.com |
- I believe you! Thousands wouldn't!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWEf6G_0ODOGnwcjlTH9hYVpsQITodTdOuy5JJVm9AM22o_s7SCYWwkWiYZdcRx_KhyFByVW_yp-ldamIOiqp4tqIxANYBM0g57rXgFQxYT8PTyqLPsfNm6YN9EbEgR9I7zbBPgCNXekk/s400/lies.PNG) |
psychologytoday.com |
III Third time lucky
- The decision was made at the eleventh hour.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgylXlq7xB49KmT_iAjJ1k6QRt1C3tN2rB2mqrGhDE-xgk7JhGpH3iq3aLwtzr3SJdthmqiyD9VmqlIzxRT5iFnfEaOlHzWoOaJsBD0UqBBCI8VFHUZcYX5jvsFZ2CIgfbqOV0F-B3scUs/s400/11th+hour.PNG) |
mentalfloss.com |
- Have you tried this app? It's second to none.
- I've failed twice before, but I won't give up. You know what they say: third time lucky (US - third time is the charm).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNorWULwuI937ZYXkj46exUEkTU_yKWnOq8xOG2K0BB1SPaR4nKyEOQdpSxQN4QSdFmZ1YcsXuB-0exNjEvq06ECjkJEFT8-vjKhLMmdUw33W3BT05RbvAXUtE3OqnBo6t1xrBQTgm6Xw/s320/third+lucky.PNG) |
whats-thesayinganswers.com |
- All our work was in vain. We are back to square one.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25dzO89W0AWJnwqwwpYDfwzIthOeAxblNXahtzBnNU6j0yGGPY8K2137f18_L2lDqBcokIKQjjm4eX42Xlm29Y62q7RT3sB1QXNNJWfOFFadeXuVY5Vx_zlD3uhomwiKAF28zJVH8OIU/s400/one.PNG) |
guernseydonkey.com |
- Ann, are you ready? No, I've lost my phone, my keys, my glasses, ... I'm all at sixes and sevens this week.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjS6kLkL0v3eyay7MkcJhcx_-BmZiF7KjzysTCKXburVyrjrlka81OQ1c2XopZ8wvqWjGP1j8o7Q36pv9G5ayfcid1Cbns8eaGYy53qUFhIWhGJK0soU3t1A-q23dQy_SeAbp6rkEC8zA/s400/sixes..PNG) |
sangeethibrahim.com |
- Sometimes I feel people are (two or) ten a penny in today's world.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTu8iZBWuDAFf37AYLOp8yhaiVC2ry6h7iicoojdqJ0K9ZPwVZXLJRr_ZQfHoscRbFPj8ySw7cjscBEnJaQiEWFvAgTdpLB8ZKMSRDNiakcIh7R1ZOTpWlr85xpQiTdwgE6xaPgUrCsM/s1600/worth.PNG) |
keepcalm-o-matic.co.uk |
- I was on cloud nine when I got married.
- You are not having second thoughts about going to college, are you?
- The news of his sickness knocked her for six.
Do you often use number idioms? Can you add some more?