I need a baker's half dozen eggs for this recipe.
baker's half dozen
idiomSeven, a group of seven.
Origin
disputed originFrom baker's dozen (“thirteen, one more than a dozen”) by analogy, hence “seven, one more than a half dozen”.
The baker sold me a baker's half dozen rolls for the price of six.
After counting the items in the basket, she realized she had collected a baker's half dozen, which was exactly enough for the guests.
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a dime a dozen
So common as to be practically or almost worthless.
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all over hell's half acre
All over the place; everywhere.
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baker's dozen
Thirteen; a group of thirteen.
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banker's dozen
Eleven.
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cheaper by the dozen
Handled more efficiently as a group, rather than individually.
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decimal dozen
Ten, a group of ten.
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half a brain
A very basic or minimal level of intelligence.
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half a head
Synonym of half a brain.