Arti: first five years

lima tahun awal

five Idiom

bat five hundred

hit half the times at bat, win half the competitions If you solve five problems out of ten, you're batting five hundred.

Group of Five

(See The Group of Five)

high five

celebrating by slapping each other's raised hand After scoring a goal, the players exchanged high fives.

nine-to-five job/attitude

a routine job in an office, attitude to life that reflects routine He has a nine-to-five attitude and is not doing very well as a salesperson in his company.

The Group of Five/ The Regina Five

artists K. Lockhead, A. McKay, D. Morton, T. Godwin, R. Bloore The Group of Five are famous for their bold, abstract paintings.

Five "O"

the police

five-o

the police

four-five

45 caliber gun

high-five

greeting where you slap hands together in the air, as opposed to low-five, where you slap hands at waist height

take five

Idiom(s): take five

Theme: INACTION

to take a five-minute rest period. (Slang.)
• Okay, everybody. Take five!
• Hey, Bob. I'm tired. Can we take five?

nine-to-five job

Idiom(s): nine-to-five job

Theme: EMPLOYMENT

a job with regular and normal hours.
• I wouldn't want a nine-to-five job. I like the freedom I have as my own boss.
• I used to work nights, but now I have a nine-to-five job.

Five o'clock shadow

A five o'clock shadow is the facial hair that a man gets if he doesn't shave for a day or two.

Give me five

If someone says this, they want to hit your open hand against theirs as a way of congratulation or greeting.

dime store|dime|five|five-and-dime|five-and-ten|st

n. phr. A store that sells things that cost little. Charles bought a pencil at the five-and-dime.

five o'clock shadow|five|five o'clock|shadow

n. phr. A very short growth of beard on a man's face who did shave in the morning but whose beard is so strong that it is again visible in the afternoon. "You have a five o'clock shadow, honey," Irene said, "and we're going to the opera. Why don't you shave again quickly?"

nine-to-five job|five|job|nine|nine-to-five

n. phr. A typical office job that starts at 9 A.M. and ends at 5 P.M. with a one-hour lunch break at 12 noon or 1 P.M. We professors are not too well paid but I could never get used to a nine-to-five job.

take five|five|take

v. phr. To take a five-minute break during some work or theatrical rehearsal. "All right, everyone," the director cried. "Let's take five."

five

five
see take five.