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idiom
Slang Cockney rhyming slang · East London

ten


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  1. 01

    a hundred and ten percent

    A level of effort beyond what one can usually sustain; great exertion.

  2. 02

    card of ten

    A bold front, an instance of standing one's ground.

  3. 03

    count to ten

    An expression used to describe or recommend a process for pausing to regain one's composure when one is on the verge of losing one's temper.

  4. 04

    five will get you ten

    I strongly believe.

  5. 05

    handbags at ten paces

    Synonym of handbags at dawn (“a catty squabble”).

  6. 06

    nine times out of ten

    Very often, mostly, most of the time.

  7. 07

    ten a penny

    So common as to be practically or almost worthless.

  8. 08

    three score and ten

    Seventy, being the number of years in a full lifetime of traditionally-expected duration.

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