Everywhere At the last minute (the consideration of the usage of numerals in fixed phrases)

Abstract

In Czech like in other languages  there are fixed phrases containing numerals. They have transferred meanings and are used in everyday communication in certain standardized situations. In other languages some of them can have partly modified form (for example the Czech  phrase „Measure twice and cut once“ / in English „Look before you leap“/ corresponds the Russian „Measure seven times nad cut once“). In the contribution selected phrases with numerals are presented and commented, especially those with the numeral five. In addition, the variations of numerals in certain contexts are mentioned – for example „He is twenty-eight“ and „He is eight-twenty“ (the second form is possible only in Czech).