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be able to count on one's fingers

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

Used to indicate that the number of some specified thing is very small.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • You can count on your fingers the number of capital cities I know.

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