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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Final polls show a neck-and-neck race in key swing states, while one pollster created shockwaves with numbers that suggest seemingly solidly red Iowa could receive a blue makeover. —

Ivana Saric, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024 In the euro zone, industrial data are likely to prove a highlight, with numbers from France, Germany and Italy all scheduled. —

Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2024 South Korea, Canada and Taiwan follow distantly as the next most common countries of origin for international students, with numbers all well under 50,000. —

Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 19 Nov. 2024 Tick, tick, tick … Hockey, like any sport, is synonymous with numbers. —

Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for with numbers