At the Eleventh Hour
And Other Expressions about Money and Numbers
From the Series It's Just an Expression
On cloud nine. A pretty penny. The sixty-four-thousand-dollar question. Have you heard these crazy expressions? People use them even when the sky is cloud-free and there are no pennies in sight! That’s because these sayings are idioms—phrases that mean something different than what the words in them actually say. But don’t let idioms put you at sixes and sevens. Let’s explore a variety of idioms related to money and numbers and figure out what people really mean when they use them.
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Reviews
School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
“The pages are well designed, and the texts are lively. Since many of the idioms have mathematical, historical, or scientific connections, this series may be used across curriculums, with plenty of opportunities for writing activities.” —School Library Journal, Series Made Simple