A mellifluous couple is a couple who are polite & cordial to each other, and whose relationship appears to be & symbiotic.
a dozen
13 - And it's called a "Baker's Dozen". A normal dozen is only 12
It is a play off of a Baker's Dozen (which is 13). It is predicated on the belief that a bank is going to take from you. So, a dozen, being 12, becomes 11 for a Banker's Dozen.
The correct phrase is "Ninteen to the Dozen" and is often misquoted as "Ten to the dozen" which of course makes no sense as 10 is less than a dozen.
A couple dozen lighthousesa is not the correct English because both the couple and dozen are collective words.
A dozen is twelve, or an unspecified number, so acouple (of) dozen is (about) two dozens, i.e. approximately twenty four, but not necessarily exactly that number. The expression 'a couple dozen', with the 'of' omitted, is considered sloppy grammar. The usual expression is 'a couple of dozen.' Example sentences:* "We have received a couple of dozen applications for that new job." * "Pentane ... contains only five carbon atoms while others may have a couple of dozen carbons joined in a chain." (The Gazette (Montreal), Aug 30, 2009)For more information, see Related links below.
13 is a baker's dozen meaning 1+12 = 13
dirty dozen
There are a Dozen, meaning 12 stamps. A dozen of anything is 12.
The number 12 can be expressed as one dozen or a dozen. I need a dozen eggs from the store. I bought a package of 3-dozen bows for Christmas packages. Many items are sold by the dozen.
it means 12 if you mean dozen
Red roses means love/romance. To tell someone you love them by buying them red roses can be done with as little as one red rose or two to three dozen roses. Some young men don't have the money to be so lavish, but those that do and buy a couple of dozen roses do so to #1 tell you they love you and #2 to impress you with two dozen red roses and that's all that it means.
The Nurses - 1962 A Couple of Dozen Tiny Pills 3-17 was released on: USA: 19 January 1965 USA: 19 January 1965
anything that is very rare
There are US air bases in a couple of dozen countries.
It takes your mom, a couple dozen water ballons, and 19 dozon eggs.