Mil. in prescribed sequence of movements and accompanied by a count
in a mechanical, unthinking way
do a number on
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Slang to abuse or mistreat in some way, as by injuring, disparaging, cheating, or humiliating
get (or have) someone's number
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Slang to discover (or know) someone's true character or motives
someone's number is up
Slang someone's time to die or suffer punishment has arrived
the numbers
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an illegal lottery in which small bets are placed on the order of certain numbers, usually the last three, in some tabulation of game scores or financial reports published in the daily newspapers