six of the best
Six strokes with a cane, a traditional school punishmentSix strokes with a cane, a traditional school punishment.
» He deserves six of the best for being so rude.
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1 senses(idiomatic, plural, plural only)Six strokes with a cane, a traditional school punishment.
Examples
4 sentencesHe deserves six of the best for being so rude.
Tom woke Mary at six thirty, which she wasn't best pleased about.
deTom weckte Maria um sechs Uhr dreißig, und sie war davon nicht begeistert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom woke Mary up at half six, which she wasn't best pleased about.
deTom weckte Maria um sechs Uhr dreißig, und sie war davon nicht begeistert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom woke Mary up at half past six, which she wasn't best pleased about.
deTom weckte Maria um sechs Uhr dreißig, und sie war davon nicht begeistert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Forms
plural: six of the bests| Singular | six of the best |
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See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.