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10 fingers...10 toes. Aw, crap! I'm metric!

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step on one's toes

[step on one's toes] or [tread on one's toes] {v. phr.} To do something that embarrasses or offends someone else. * /If you break in when other people are talking, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

finger

[finger] See: [BURN ONE'S FINGERS], [CROSS ONE'S FINGERS] or [KEEP ONE'S FINGERS CROSSED], [LAY A FINGER ON], [LIFT A FINGER], [PUT ONE'S FINGER ON] also [LAY ONE'S FINGER ON], [SLIP […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

turn up one's toes

[turn up one's toes] {v. phr.}, {slang} To die. * /One morning the children found that their pet mouse had turned up his toes, so they had a funeral for […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

cross one's fingers

[cross one's fingers] {v. phr.} 1a. To cross two fingers of one hand for good luck. * /Mary crossed her fingers during the race so that Tom would win./ 1b. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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pin one's heart on one's sleeve

[pin one's heart on one's sleeve] See: [WEAR ONE'S HEART ON ONE'S SLEEVE].

put one's nose out of joint

[put one's nose out of joint] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To make you jealous; leave you out of favor. * /When Jane accepted […]

из ряда вон выходящий

[из ряда вон (выходящий)] {adj. phr.} [iz `ryada von (vyikho`dyash'iy] Out of the ordinary / out of the […]

Mark Twain

(1835-1910) Be careful about reading health books. You might die of a misprint.