three

Related to three: Three Mile Island

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(a) quarter of (a given hour in time)
(as) easy as one-two-three
(as) gay as a three-dollar bill
(as) phony as a three-dollar bill
(as) queer as a three-dollar bill
(one, two, three) strikes against (someone or something)
(the) best of (an odd number)
23 skidoo
23 Skidoo Street
3-on-the-tree
773H
a three-alarm fire
a three-finger salute
a three-ring circus
as phony as a three-dollar bill
as queer as a three-dollar bill
be (as) easy as one-two-three
claw me, claw thee
clogs to clogs in three generations
didn't exchange more than three words with
didn't exchange more than three words with (one)
leaves of three, let it be
like a three-ring circus
me three
moving three times is as bad as a fire
page three girl
phonier than a three-dollar bill
phony as a three-dollar bill
play three-dimensional chess
quarter past (a given hour in time)
queer as a three-dollar bill
queerer than a three-dollar bill
seven-seven-three-aitch
seven-three
seventy-three
six and two threes
the best of three, five, etc.
the big Three, Four, etc.
the Big Three/Four/Five/etc.
the three Rs
the three R's
three bags full
three bags full, sir
three bricks shy of a (full) load
three bricks shy of a load
three cheers
three cheers for
three cheers for (someone or something)
three dog night
three moves are as bad as a fire
three musketeers
three on a match
three point two
three R's
three Rs, the
three score and ten
three sheets
three sheets in the wind
three sheets in/to the wind
three sheets to the wind
three skips of a louse
three squares
three squares (a day)
three squares a day
three strikes against someone
three strikes and (one's) out
Three strikes and you are out
three strikes and you're out
three-alarm fire
three-dimensional chess
three-dimensionality
three-dog night
three-finger salute
three-martini lunch
three-point field goal
three-point shot
three-point-two
three-ring circus
three-ring circus, a
three's a crowd
three-strike(s) law
three-strike(s) rule
three-two
Two is company, three's a crowd
two's company(, three's a crowd)
two's company, three's a crowd
yes sir, yes sir, three bags full, sir

References in classic literature

So the first thing they resolved upon was to despatch three men away before it was light, two Spaniards and one Englishman, to drive away all the goats to the great valley where the cave was, and, if need were, to drive them into the very cave itself.

As they expected it fell out; three of the routed army fled for life, and crossing the creek, ran directly into the place, not in the least knowing whither they went, but running as into a thick wood for shelter.

Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

Preserved by three Brahmins, the inviolate deity, bearing the Yellow Diamond in its forehead, was removed by night, and was transported to the second of the sacred cities of India-- the city of Benares.

Here, on the night when the shrine was completed, Vishnu the Preserver appeared to the three Brahmins in a dream.

The Moonstone

"God keep ye from the fate that has met my three sons!

Robin Hood

Then Fergus told the three brothers that Conor had forgiven them, and that he longed to see them back again in the land of Erin.

English Literature For Boys And Girls

Rebmann, discovered two mountain-ranges three hundred miles from the coast.

Five Weeks in a Balloon

The skipper with three boys we caught on shore and killed, but first eight of us the skipper killed with his two revolvers.

South Sea Tales

As soon as we had come to an understanding, and made choice of our professions, my father embraced us all, and in the short time he mentioned carried into effect all he had promised; and when he had given to each his share, which as well as I remember was three thousand ducats apiece in cash (for an uncle of ours bought the estate and paid for it down, not to let it go out of the family), we all three on the same day took leave of our good father; and at the same time, as it seemed to me inhuman to leave my father with such scanty means in his old age, I induced him to take two of my three thousand ducats, as the remainder would be enough to provide me with all a soldier needed.

Don Quixote

I could believe in one restaurant, on those terms; but then how about the three? Did they have restaurants there at three different periods of the world?--because there are two or three feet of solid earth between the oyster leads.

The Innocents Abroad

That each man should shoot seven arrows at the target that belonged to his band, and, of the fourscore yeomen of each band, the three that shot the best should be chosen.

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

Then she reached the three cutting swords, and got on her plough-wheel and rolled over them.

Yellow Fairy Book

The other three had stuck fast among the rocks, so that it was impossible to move them; the men returned, therefore, in despair, and declared the river unnavigable.

Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountain

I divided my six thousand sequins with them, giving a thousand to each and keeping one for myself, and the other three I buried in a corner of my house.

Arabian Nights

"Three hundred," he muttered, wrinkling his brows with concentration.

The Valley of the Moon

词组	three
释义	three Related to three: Three Mile Island See: (a) quarter of (a given hour in time) (as) easy as one-two-three (as) gay as a three-dollar bill (as) phony as a three-dollar bill (as) queer as a three-dollar bill (one, two, three) strikes against (someone or something) (the) best of (an odd number) 23 skidoo 23 Skidoo Street 3-on-the-tree 773H a three-alarm fire a three-finger salute a three-ring circus as phony as a three-dollar bill as queer as a three-dollar bill be (as) easy as one-two-three claw me, claw thee clogs to clogs in three generations didn't exchange more than three words with didn't exchange more than three words with (one) leaves of three, let it be like a three-ring circus me three moving three times is as bad as a fire page three girl phonier than a three-dollar bill phony as a three-dollar bill play three-dimensional chess quarter past (a given hour in time) queer as a three-dollar bill queerer than a three-dollar bill seven-seven-three-aitch seven-three seventy-three six and two threes the best of three, five, etc. the big Three, Four, etc. the Big Three/Four/Five/etc. the three Rs the three R's three bags full three bags full, sir three bricks shy of a (full) load three bricks shy of a load three cheers three cheers for three cheers for (someone or something) three dog night three moves are as bad as a fire three musketeers three on a match three point two three R's three Rs, the three score and ten three sheets three sheets in the wind three sheets in/to the wind three sheets to the wind three skips of a louse three squares three squares (a day) three squares a day three strikes against someone three strikes and (one's) out Three strikes and you are out three strikes and you're out three-alarm fire three-dimensional chess three-dimensionality three-dog night three-finger salute three-martini lunch three-point field goal three-point shot three-point-two three-ring circus three-ring circus, a three's a crowd three-strike(s) law three-strike(s) rule three-two Two is company, three's a crowd two's company(, three's a crowd) two's company, three's a crowd yes sir, yes sir, three bags full, sir References in classic literature So the first thing they resolved upon was to despatch three men away before it was light, two Spaniards and one Englishman, to drive away all the goats to the great valley where the cave was, and, if need were, to drive them into the very cave itself. As they expected it fell out; three of the routed army fled for life, and crossing the creek, ran directly into the place, not in the least knowing whither they went, but running as into a thick wood for shelter. Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe Preserved by three Brahmins, the inviolate deity, bearing the Yellow Diamond in its forehead, was removed by night, and was transported to the second of the sacred cities of India-- the city of Benares. Here, on the night when the shrine was completed, Vishnu the Preserver appeared to the three Brahmins in a dream. The Moonstone "God keep ye from the fate that has met my three sons! Robin Hood Then Fergus told the three brothers that Conor had forgiven them, and that he longed to see them back again in the land of Erin. English Literature For Boys And Girls Rebmann, discovered two mountain-ranges three hundred miles from the coast. Five Weeks in a Balloon The skipper with three boys we caught on shore and killed, but first eight of us the skipper killed with his two revolvers. South Sea Tales As soon as we had come to an understanding, and made choice of our professions, my father embraced us all, and in the short time he mentioned carried into effect all he had promised; and when he had given to each his share, which as well as I remember was three thousand ducats apiece in cash (for an uncle of ours bought the estate and paid for it down, not to let it go out of the family), we all three on the same day took leave of our good father; and at the same time, as it seemed to me inhuman to leave my father with such scanty means in his old age, I induced him to take two of my three thousand ducats, as the remainder would be enough to provide me with all a soldier needed. Don Quixote I could believe in one restaurant, on those terms; but then how about the three? Did they have restaurants there at three different periods of the world?--because there are two or three feet of solid earth between the oyster leads. The Innocents Abroad That each man should shoot seven arrows at the target that belonged to his band, and, of the fourscore yeomen of each band, the three that shot the best should be chosen. The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood Then she reached the three cutting swords, and got on her plough-wheel and rolled over them. Yellow Fairy Book The other three had stuck fast among the rocks, so that it was impossible to move them; the men returned, therefore, in despair, and declared the river unnavigable. Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountain I divided my six thousand sequins with them, giving a thousand to each and keeping one for myself, and the other three I buried in a corner of my house. Arabian Nights "Three hundred," he muttered, wrinkling his brows with concentration. The Valley of the Moon
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