webs related to numerical idioms

[ngongrom]

I am Vietnamese. I am doing research on numerical idioms between Vietnamese and English people. Would you mind telling me some webs related to numerical idioms

[Tdol]

I don't know of any sites that specialise in this.

[ebb]

What's a numerical idiom? Like:

It takes two to tango.
Third time's the charm.
A cat has nine lives.
A coward dies a thousand deaths (the brave man dies but one)
I regret that I have but one life to give for my country.
Aces and eights.
Two's company but three's a crowd.
To get your fifteen minutes of fame.
Eleventh hour.
Half-wit
Dollar-a-year man
Double take
Seventy times seven
Bermuda Triangle
Double duty
Triple threat
Five easy pieces
Here in double trust
First trimester
Twelfth of never
A fifth wheel.
Cheaper by the dozen.
Seventh heaven.
Cloud nine.
Revolution Number Nine
19th hole
Second wind
Fifty yard line.
Ninth circle of hell.
Three strikes and you're out.
Zero sum game.
One is the loneliest number.
Two can live as cheaply as one.
And baby makes three.
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
10 Downing Street.
Number one (biological function)
Number two (another biological function)
Behind the eight-ball
Six-shooter
Ninety-nine bottles of beer on the wall
Eighter from Decatur
Deuces and treys wild
Spirit of 76
Hotter than a two-dollar pistol on the Fourth of July
Two bits, four bits, six bits, a dollar
To the Nth degree (does algebra count?)
Fifty-four forty or fight!
Big Red One
Put in my two cents worth (but if it's only a penny for my thoughts, do I get change back?)
Thirty-somethings
Sweet sixteen (and never been kissed)
Give it to 'em with both barrels
Double play
Triple play
Hat trick (sorry, not directly a number but couldn't resist)
Get to first base
Get to second base
Get to third base
Laying down a tune on the old eighty-eights
Seventy-six trombones
Twelve days of Christmas
Second coming
Second sight
Sixth sense
Twelve angry men
Friday the thirteenth
Three squares a day
Double or nothing
A long shot (in horse racing... does this count as "numerical"?)
Ninety-nine and a half just won't do
A perfect ten
Straight eight
Double jeopardy
Stunt double
Double trouble
Double team
Triple team
The Third Man (Orson Welles)
The Sixth Man (basketball)
The Twelfth Man (football)
Unholy trinity
7-11 store
Nine to five (or nine-to-fiver)
Million dollar baby/In a five-and-ten cent store
Cat o' nine tails
Four score and seven years ago
Dirty dozen
Double double toil and trouble
Double your pleasure, double your fun
Double down
Double up
Million to one shot
Baker's dozen.
Fourth street (in Texas Hold-Em Poker)
First among equals (Primus inter pares... we stole this one from Latin)
At sixes and sevens.
The whole nine yards.
Little Deuce Coupe.
Seven come eleven.
Seventh son.
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Seven deadly sins.
One-armed paper hanger (to be busier than __)
Two-timer
Three time loser
Once is not enough
You only live once
You only live twice (according to Ian Fleming)
Life begins at forty
Get your kicks/On Route 66
77 Sunset Strip
Six of one, half-a-dozen of the other
Double dose
Double shot of my baby's love (yea yea yea)
Thirty seconds over Tokyo
101 Dalmatians

Are these numeric idioms?

[Tdol]

'Double shot of my baby's love' is stretching it a bit, isn't it? Mind you, the Swinging Medallions are probably glad of the plug.

[ebb]

You think it's a stretch????... well.... OK.... seemed righteous at the time.
I think they're actually still playing, on the schlockly circuit, college parties and the like, aren't they??...... probably with the children and grandchildren having inherited the positions.
Actually I thought You Only Live Twice was the stretch, or maybe "long shot" since it doesn't entail a specific number. But ... you guys would like the Ian Fleming reference, n'est ce pas?
Hey, tdol, I bet you've got some good ones floating around in there.... throw in your two pence worth, why doncha?

[ebb]

1001 Nights
The Magnificent Seven
Six pack
Love at first sight
The second time around
The eternal triangle
Tit for tat (does that count?)
Fool me once, shame on you... fool me twice, shame on me
You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time (numeric???)
23 skidoo
Five gallon hat
Two by four (as in lumber)
Four eyes

[Tdol]

23 Skidoo- now that takes me back.
The Swinging Medallions are still playing- I heard a more recent track of theirs and it just reminded me of how good their first effort was. Have you heard the Residents' cover of Double Shot?

Unless I missed it, 'body double' can be added to the list. And a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Cloud seven is an alternative for cloud nine.

[ebb]

now tdol... ))) surely you know 23 skidoo from your parents or old TV. That was popular in I think the 1920s!! I think I remember it movies...

I'm guessing you're about my age, around mid-40ish or so.??

Well, the Sw. Med. are around, eh? Well, I didn't know they did records still. I figured they were playing the crap circuit of fraternity parties and so on. Good money probably, but hard work, and surely a come-down from being on Top 40 Radio.

[Tdol]

23 Skidoo were a band to me from the late seventies, early eighties period- I didn't know the 1920s version. You're right about my age.

[Howard]

Originally Posted by ebb

What's a numerical idiom? Like:

It takes two to tango.
Third time's the charm.
A cat has nine lives.
A coward dies a thousand deaths (the brave man dies but one)
I regret that I have but one life to give for my country.
Aces and eights.
Two's company but three's a crowd.
To get your fifteen minutes of fame.
Eleventh hour.
Half-wit
Dollar-a-year man
Double take
Seventy times seven
Bermuda Triangle
Double duty
Triple threat
Five easy pieces
Here in double trust
First trimester
Twelfth of never
A fifth wheel.
Cheaper by the dozen.
Seventh heaven.
Cloud nine.
Revolution Number Nine
19th hole
Second wind
Fifty yard line.
Ninth circle of hell.
Three strikes and you're out.
Zero sum game.
One is the loneliest number.
Two can live as cheaply as one.
And baby makes three.
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
10 Downing Street.
Number one (biological function)
Number two (another biological function)
Behind the eight-ball
Six-shooter
Ninety-nine bottles of beer on the wall
Eighter from Decatur
Deuces and treys wild
Spirit of 76
Hotter than a two-dollar pistol on the Fourth of July
Two bits, four bits, six bits, a dollar
To the Nth degree (does algebra count?)
Fifty-four forty or fight!
Big Red One
Put in my two cents worth (but if it's only a penny for my thoughts, do I get change back?)
Thirty-somethings
Sweet sixteen (and never been kissed)
Give it to 'em with both barrels
Double play
Triple play
Hat trick (sorry, not directly a number but couldn't resist)
Get to first base
Get to second base
Get to third base
Laying down a tune on the old eighty-eights
Seventy-six trombones
Twelve days of Christmas
Second coming
Second sight
Sixth sense
Twelve angry men
Friday the thirteenth
Three squares a day
Double or nothing
A long shot (in horse racing... does this count as "numerical"?)
Ninety-nine and a half just won't do
A perfect ten
Straight eight
Double jeopardy
Stunt double
Double trouble
Double team
Triple team
The Third Man (Orson Welles)
The Sixth Man (basketball)
The Twelfth Man (football)
Unholy trinity
7-11 store
Nine to five (or nine-to-fiver)
Million dollar baby/In a five-and-ten cent store
Cat o' nine tails
Four score and seven years ago
Dirty dozen
Double double toil and trouble
Double your pleasure, double your fun
Double down
Double up
Million to one shot
Baker's dozen.
Fourth street (in Texas Hold-Em Poker)
First among equals (Primus inter pares... we stole this one from Latin)
At sixes and sevens.
The whole nine yards.
Little Deuce Coupe.
Seven come eleven.
Seventh son.
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Seven deadly sins.
One-armed paper hanger (to be busier than __)
Two-timer
Three time loser
Once is not enough
You only live once
You only live twice (according to Ian Fleming)
Life begins at forty
Get your kicks/On Route 66
77 Sunset Strip
Six of one, half-a-dozen of the other
Double dose
Double shot of my baby's love (yea yea yea)
Thirty seconds over Tokyo
101 Dalmatians

Are these numeric idioms?

Seven times down; eight times up
Cheers, Howard