Idioms based on Numbers

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the eleventh hour

the very last minute

playing second fiddle

not being the main person, in the background

nineteen to the dozen

used with talking, too quickly

in two minds

unable to make a decision

forty winks

to take a nap (short sleep)

back to square one

start from the beginning

second to none

the best

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at first sight

initially

second best

not the first choice

one up

to beat someone

second nature

instinctive

sixth sense

instinctive but in a more mysterious sense

ninety nine times out of one hundred

almost always

first thing

first in a list