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 70.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 19 June 2025
Only 200,000 showed up to the parade early in the day, with numbers peaking later in the evening, when around 800,000 were present for the glittering fireworks display.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 11 June 2025
The protective boxes are labeled with numbers, so volunteers can quickly grab all the boxes with the same numbers as a kit to take with them to support the ARC at the disaster sites.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
However, recent tests still haven’t been on par with numbers pre-2020, when the department would consistently have 250 to 300 passing candidates.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 19 June 2025
Only 200,000 showed up to the parade early in the day, with numbers peaking later in the evening, when around 800,000 were present for the glittering fireworks display.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 11 June 2025
The protective boxes are labeled with numbers, so volunteers can quickly grab all the boxes with the same numbers as a kit to take with them to support the ARC at the disaster sites.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
However, recent tests still haven’t been on par with numbers pre-2020, when the department would consistently have 250 to 300 passing candidates.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
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“With numbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with%20numbers. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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