A Numbers Game
English translation: a play on words - reference to the name which is numbers
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peer agreement (net): +3| a numbers game a play on words - reference to the name which is numbers Explanation: 12/10...the name itself (a reference to their anniversary date, bless) num·bers game nounderogatory noun: numbers game; plural noun: numbers games the use or manipulation of statistics or figures, especially in support of an argument. "legislators were today playing the numbers game as the vote drew closer" North American an illegal lottery based on the occurrence of unpredictable numbers in the results of races, etc. plural noun: the numbers a numbers game a situation in which the most important factor is how many of a particular thing there are, especially when you disapprove of this: To me, business is more than just a numbers game. a situation in which decisions are based on points or numbers, not on other qualities that may be more important Synonyms and related words Numbers and types of number:Arabic numeral, arithmetic progression, base... Explore Thesaurus 2 a lottery, especially one organized illegally Synonyms and related words Gambling games and places where gambling takes place:bingo, bingo, casino... |
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