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181(a) baker's dozen — old fashioned thirteen. The judges selected a baker s dozen of promising entries from the hundreds they received …
182(a) dime a dozen — commonly available. Remember, editors are a dime a dozen, so if she causes trouble, fire her …
183be a dime a dozen — American & Australian, informal to be common and not have much value. Romantic novels like these are a dime a dozen …
184half a dozen — a few of something. I ve got half a dozen fishing poles that I never use. Usage notes: used when the exact number is not important …
185six of one and half-a-dozen of the other — This is an idiom used when there is little or no difference between two options …
186a dime a dozen — informal extremely common, and therefore not very valuable or special Writers like him are a dime a dozen …
187baker's dozen — bak′er s doz′en n. a group of 13; a dozen plus one • Etymology: 1590–1600 …
188half-dozen — half′ doz′en n. 1) cvb one half of a dozen; six 2) cvb considering six as a unit; consisting of six • Etymology: 1375–1425 …
189Baker's dozen — A Baker s dozen is 13 rather than 12 …
190baker's dozen — /beɪkəz ˈdʌzən / (say baykuhz duzuhn) noun thirteen, reckoned as a dozen …
191baker's dozen — an informal unit of quantity, equal to 13. Bakers sometimes toss in anextra item for each dozen bought, making a total of 13. This custom is veryold, dating at least from the thirteenth century, when the weights and pricesof loaves of bread… …
192devil's dozen — an alternate name for the baker s dozen, a traditional unit of quantity equal to 13. This name reflects the long standing association of the number 13 with bad luck or evil …
193a dime a dozen — ► a dime a dozen informal very common and of little value. Main Entry: ↑dime …
194six of one and half a dozen of the other — ► six of one and half a dozen of the other a situation in which there is little difference between two alternatives. Main Entry: ↑six …
195daily dozen — ☆ daily dozen n. Informal gymnastic setting up exercises (originally twelve) done daily …
196long dozen — n. thirteen …
197half-dozen — adjective denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units • Syn: ↑six, ↑6, ↑vi, ↑half dozen • Similar to: ↑cardinal …
198long dozen — noun the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one • Syn: ↑thirteen, ↑13, ↑XIII, ↑baker s dozen • Hypernyms: ↑large integer …
199devil's dozen — noun dialect : thirteen * * * devil s dozen noun Thirteen • • • Main Entry: ↑devil …
200nineteen to the dozen — (of speaking, done) in great quantity, not necessarily with equal quality • • • Main Entry: ↑nineteen …
