with numbers

idiom

used with adjectives such as bad, good, etc., to indicate someone's ability at using numbers (such as for adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing)
Ask her to do the books, since she's good with numbers.
I've always been lousy with numbers.

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Five of them will be white balls with numbers from 1 to 69. Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2025 Business travel is making a major comeback, with numbers returning to pre-pandemic levels last year. Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 9 Mar. 2025 Players with numbers in the 70s, 80s, and 90s are dotting ballfields up and down Florida and all across the Phoenix Valley. Dan Freedman, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025 Five of them will be white balls with numbers from 1 to 70. Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for with numbers

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“With numbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with%20numbers. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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