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.

Examples of with numbers in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

My research on financial literacy and credit and mortgage decisions showed that there are substantial differences in how good people are with numbers—which affects the financial outcomes for those individuals. —L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024

Players deal with floods of Tyranid, an alien enemy that overwhelms armies with numbers. —Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024

Clay tablets recording legal transactions with numbers offer proof of some Mesopotamian capitalist plying his wares. —Jeremy Adelman, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2015

Make no mistake — for a career as an investor, problem-solving skills and facility with numbers are table stakes, but for success, intellectual curiosity and drive are paramount. —The Sorenson Impact Institute, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024