Смысл: double-three

double-three[ʹdʌblʹθri:]
n
<Í> двукратная тройка (фигурное катание)

three Идиома

a three-bagger

a person who needs three bags over his head because he looks so scary """What did he look like?"" ""He was at least a three-bagger. He also needed a bath."""

a three-bagger (baseball)

a hit that allows the batter to run to third base Molitor hit a three-bagger in the sixth game of the World Series.

fish and company stink after three days

fish should be eaten while it is fresh, and guests should not stay too long Grandfather had this sign on the wall of his garage: Fish and company stink after three days!

give three cheers for someone

give praise or approval for someone who has done well The crowd gave three cheers for the team after they won the final game.

three-bagger

(See a three-bagger)

three R's

the three basic skills from school - reading, (w)riting, (a)rithmetic Many people believe that teaching the three R's is the most important role for schools.

three sheets to the wind

very drunk, plastered, pissed to the gills The Captain was three sheets to the wind - staggering.

three slices short (of a full loaf)

mentally disabled, one brick short... If you order worm soup, they'll think you're three slices short.

two's company (three's a crowd)

better to leave two people together than for a third person to interfere My friend wanted to come along on the date between me and my girlfriend but I told him that two's company and three's a crowd so he stayed home.

two's company, three's a crowd

two people are happier than three, the third person is not welcome "Jill asked, ""Can I invite Ginger?"" Jack replied, ""Two's company, three's a crowd."""

three-wheel motion

ride upon three wheels with a low rider car. You can see it in videos for "Ain't nuthin but a G thang" and Today was a good day" [1993]. One of the back corners of the car is really close to the ground and the opposite corner is picked up off the road

like a three-ring circus

Idiom(s): like a three-ring circus

Theme: ACTIVITY

chaotic; exciting and busy.
• Our household is like a three-ring circus on Monday mornings.
• This meeting is like a three-ring circus. Quiet down and listen!

Three sheets in the wind

(UK) Someone who is three sheets in the wind is very drunk. ('Three sheets to the wind' is also used. 'Seven sheets' is an alternative number used.)

Twenty three skidoo

To be turned away.

the three R's|R|three|three r's

n. phr. (W)riting, reading, and (a)rithmetic, the three basic skills of an elementary education. Barry has completed the three R's, but otherwise he has had little formal education.

three sheets in the wind|sheet|sheets|three|three

adj. phr., informal Unsteady from too much liquor; drunk. The sailor came down the street, three sheets in the wind.

three-ring circus|circus|three-ring

n. A scene of much confusion or activity. The street was a three-ring circus of cars, people, noise, and lights. It is a three-ring circus to watch that silly dog play.

two's company; three's a crowd|company|crowd|three

An informal way to express a situation when two people desire privacy and a third one is present.

A proverb. Beth and Carl wanted to be alone so when Maggie joined them they said, "Two's company; three's a crowd."

three cheers for

three cheers for
Good for, hurrah for, congratulations to, as in Three cheers for our mayor! Hip, hip, hooray! Why one should shout one's encouragement or approbation three times rather than two or four is unclear. A shouted cheer presumably originated as a nautical practice, if we are to believe Daniel Defoe in Captain Singleton (1720): “We gave them a cheer, as the seamen call it.” Three cheers was first recorded in 1751. The term is also used sarcastically, when one is not really offering congratulations, as in So you finally passed; well, three cheers for you.

three's a crowd

three's a crowd
Also, two's company, three's a crowd. A third person spoils the ideal combination of a couple, as in No, I won't join you—three's a crowd. This expression, alluding to a third person spoiling the privacy of a pair of lovers, was already a proverb in 1546. For a synonym, see fifth wheel.

three-ring circus

three-ring circus
A situation of complete confusion, as in It was a three-ring circus, with the baby crying, the dog barking, both telephones ringing, and someone at the front door. This term alludes to a circus where three rings or arenas are featuring performances simultaneously. Perhaps invented by show business impresario P.T. Barnum, the term was extended to other confused situations by about 1900.