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Idioms with five

5 – five
15 – fifteen
50 – fifty
55 – fifty-five
500 – five hundred

I met my friend Joe the other night [= a few nights ago]. It’s always a bit confusing to meet him – I never know whether [= if] he’s going to GIVE ME FIVE or SLIP ME FIVE and my hand always seems to be in the wrong place. Joe is a great guy, but HE WEARS A TEN-DOLLAR HAT ON A FIVE-CENT HEAD. He’s never had A NINE-TO-FIVE job because of all the money he inherited [periä]. I do have a NINE-TO-FIVE job, and a NINE-TO-FIVE ATTITUDE to go with it, I’m afraid. When we met, Joe was totally out of breath [hengästynyt] and said he really needed to TAKE FIVE. Despite [= in spite of = huolimatta] all his dough [taikina, mutta tässä tietenkin slangi fyrkka eli raha] he has a problem with shoplifting [myymälävarkaus]. He simply cannot resist FIVE-FINGER DISCOUNTS! As a result, he’s often chased [jahdata] by security guards and even gets a BUCH OF FIVE in the gut [suoli, tässä mahaseutu] now and then. Poor guy!

Give me five!
Slap my hand! (as a greeting or to show joy)
slip someone five
to shake someone’s hand
he wears a ten-dollar hat on a five-cent head
he is stupid but rich
a nine-to-five job
a job with normal daytime hours, usually 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM.
a nine-to-five attitude ASENNE
an attitude towards work where you do not do anything beyond MUUTA KUIN the minimum that is required EDELLYTTÄÄ of you [eli teet vaan minimi]
take five
to take a five-minute rest period; to take a short break TAUKO
five-finger discount  ALENNUS
shoplifting
bunch NIPPU of fives
a punch LYÖNTI from a closed fist
Do not confuse SEKOITTAA Punch and Bunch. A Bunch of bananas is something you can eat, Punch is something you can drink (BOOLI).


Idioms with 4
Idioms with 3
Idioms with 2, part 2
Idioms with 2, part 1
Idioms with 1, parts 1, 2, and 3

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