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Sl. a punch from a closed fist. How would you like a bunch of fives right in the kisser?He ended up with a bunch of fives in the gut. See also: bunch, five, of. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
What's the meaning of the phrase 'A bunch of fives'? ‘A bunch of fives’ is a slang term for a fist, especially one used for punching. The fives are the four fingers and the thumb.
‘A bunch of fives’ is an idiom used to describe a clenched fist, typically one that is about to be used in a punch. The phrase emphasizes the hand gesture formed by clenching the five fingers into a tight group or “bunch.”
a bunch of fives. idiom UK old-fashioned slang. Add to word list Add to word list. If you give someone a bunch of fives, you hit them hard with your hand closed. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Hitting and beating. at-risk. bang away. bang someone up.
Meaning. A fist, as used in a fight. Examples. Punch me would you? How’d you like a bunch of fives in your eye? Where did it originate? The United Kingdom. Where is it used? Mostly in the UK, but occasionally elsewhere too. Hear the idiom spoken. More idioms about. Conflict. The human body. Slang. How the idiom originated.
A Bunch of Fives is an English children's television show from ATV, broadcast for two series of seven episodes each in 1977 and 1978 on ITV. A precursor of Grange Hill , [2] it starred Andrew Rinous, Lesley Manville and Jamie Foreman as fifth formers who start a school newspaper .
