Number Idioms
Number Idioms a ballpark figure | a ballpark estimate (American English) If you give a ballpark figure or a ballpark estimate, you give a number which you think is fairly close to the actual one. a one-track mind If someone has a one-track mind, they spend most of their time thinking about one subject. against all odds | against all the odds If you do something against all odds, or against all the odds, you do it even though there were many problems and it didn't seem possible to do. back to square one If you have to go back to square one, you have to stop and start again, usually because something isn't working as well as expected. behind the eight ball (American English) If you're behind the eight ball, you're in a difficult or dangerous position. dressed (up) to the nines If you are dressed to the nines, or dressed up to the nines, you are wearing very smart clothes for a special occasion. forty winks If you have forty win...