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.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
For comparison, the team ran an identical simulation with numbers of satellites and space debris in orbit from 2018.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 18 Dec. 2025
But the monthly data itself can obscure overall trends, with numbers that rise and fall from month to month and political spin on all sides.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025
In Alabama, benefits are issued on the day that corresponds to the final two digits of a case number, so those with numbers ending in 01 receive their payments earlier in the month than those with numbers ending in 99.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
For comparison, the team ran an identical simulation with numbers of satellites and space debris in orbit from 2018.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 18 Dec. 2025
But the monthly data itself can obscure overall trends, with numbers that rise and fall from month to month and political spin on all sides.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025
In Alabama, benefits are issued on the day that corresponds to the final two digits of a case number, so those with numbers ending in 01 receive their payments earlier in the month than those with numbers ending in 99.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
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“With numbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with%20numbers. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.
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