Number Idioms for National Pi Day
Earlier this year we celebrated National Pie Day by looking at expressions about pie in the English language. March 14th marks National Pi Day – a very different celebration indeed!
Pi Day is a celebration of the mathematical constant Π (pronounced pi). Click here to learn more. Here are Spellzone, we thought it was the perfect opportunity to look at idioms featuring mathematics and numbers. How many can you think of?
- a million miles away – distracted, lost in thought, daydreaming
- a stitch in time saves nine – completing a task or solving a problem immediately may save extra work in the future
- as easy as one-two-three – as easy as counting
- at sixes and sevens – confused, in a state of total disarray
- at the eleventh hour – at the last possible moment
- catch-22 – a dilemma from which there is no escape, a no-win situation
- dressed to the nines – elaborately dressed up
- fifteen minutes of fame – a brief period of fame experienced by an ordinary person
- five-finger discount – shoplifting
- nine-to-five – typical office hours, used to describe a predictable routine
- no two ways about it – there can be no doubt about it
- to put two and two together – to correctly solve a problem, to draw an obvious conclusion
- of two minds – undecided
- something doesn’t add up – there’s a factor at play which makes an explanation seem unlikely
- to zero in on – to focus on
- to go off on a tangent – to digress
- to do the math(s) – to make a calculation, to work something out
- six of one half and a dozen of another – no real difference
- to take five – to briefly rest
- ten to one – very probably
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11 Mar 2019
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