number|number Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
a number|number
n. A rather large number; numbers.

Used when there arc more than several and fewer than many.
The parents were invited to see the program, and a number came. We knew the Smiths rattier well; we had visited them a number of times. 
Used like an adjective before "less", "more".
We have not set up enough folding chairs; we need a number more. Compare: QUITE A FEW.
any number|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 any number. Compare: A LOT, A NUMBER, GOOD MANY.
days are numbered|day|days|number|numbered
(Someone or something) does not have long to live or stay.
The days of the old school building are numbered. When a man becomes ninety years old, his days are numbered.
get one's number|get|have|have one's number|number
v. phr.,
informal To find out or know what kind of person somebody is.
The boys soon had the new student's number. The girls got their new roommate's number the first week of school.
opposite number|number|opposite
n. phr. A person occupying the same position as someone in a different group, organization, or country.
The opposite number of the President of the United States in Germany is the Chancellor of the Federal Republic.