Idiom
do numbers
Meaning
To be popular, as measured by engagement or sales metrics.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“That new song is doing numbers on social media.”
“The influencer was surprised when her simple cooking video started doing numbers overnight.”
“While the artist initially struggled to find an audience, their latest experimental album is doing numbers that exceed all industry expectations.”
Examples
simple
“That new song is doing numbers on social media.”
contextual
“The influencer was surprised when her simple cooking video started doing numbers overnight.”
complex
“While the artist initially struggled to find an audience, their latest experimental album is doing numbers that exceed all industry expectations.”
Key words
Related idioms
- Updated