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Yesterday, upon hearing Laura Bush referred to as the "First Lady", I thought about such phrases where number is a key part. There seem to be quite a few. To leave room for others, I'll limit myself to "two to a customer": first lady: spouse of the US president seventh heaven: the most blissful part of heaven (from Dante?) Who's next? | ||
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The fourth estate Thomas Carlyle referred to the three estates who were identified as running the country: the priesthood, the aristocracy and the commons. To these he added a fourth: newspapers. three sheets in the wind Drunk. A "sheet" is what landlubbers would call a rope. If a sailing ship has three sheets left flapping, it would be difficult to sail, and veer about unsteadily, in the same manner as sailors after an evening's R & R. | |||
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Eleventh hour reprieve - At the last minute, you get a second chance Does this count? Even though there isn't a specific number, it indicates a number: To the NTH degree - I can hear my dad saying this when he is fed up with something! | |||
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fifth column - a clandestine subversive organization working within a country; an enemy in your midst | |||
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