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a number

[a number] {n.} A rather large number; numbers. - Used when there are more than several and fewer than many. * /The parents were invited to see the program, and […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

any number

[any number] {n.}, {informal} A large number; many. * /There are any number of reasons for eating good food./ * /Don't ask George what his excuse is. He can invent […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

get one's number

[get one's number] or [have one's number] {v. phr.}, {informal} To find out or know what kind of person somebody is. * /The boys soon had the new student's number./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hot number

[hot number] {n.}, {slang} A person or thing noticed as newer, better, or more popular than others. * /The boys and girls thought that song was a hot number./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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