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Idioms: numbers

ENGLISH IDIOMS: Numbers IDIOM 1: ' in two shakes of a lamb's tail' -> MEANING: very quickly and without difficulty -> EXAMPLE:Wait one minute. I will be able to help you in two shakes of a lamb's tail. IDIOM 2: " two wrongs don't make a right " -> MEANING: you can't justify a wrong action by saying that someone else did the same thing to you -> EXAMPLE: Two wrongs don't make a right and if someone does something bad to you you should not try and hurt them as well. IDIOM 3: ' seventh heaven' -> MEANING: in a situation of great happiness -> EXAMPLE: She has been in seventh heaven since she moved to the new department. IDIOM 4: " six feet under " -> MEANING: dead and buried -> EXAMPLE: My uncle has been six feet under for over five years now.   IDIOM 5: " on all fours " -> MEANING: on one's hands and knees -> EXAMPLE: The man was down on all fours in the store looking for the keys to his car.

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