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Exactly – it's not about having your telephone number. I knew when you asked me if I was rushing home you were after something. Darrell from EugeneI would love to have 867-5309 as my home phone number, but I live outside of the area in which it would normally be in service. Possible answering-machine message: "Hello, you have reached the home of Darrell and Serena. Jenny is not here, nor will she ever be. If you are looking for Jenny, hang up and quit wasting your time." Got, here is used to mean the same thing as have, which can also be used as a variant. To say “I’ve got your number” means “I have your number.” OK Rob – if you say 'I've got your number' it means you understand what someone it trying to do or why they are behaving in a certain way. Badger from Los Angeles, CaI am from Los Angeles. When the song was released I was in the USAF stationed in Hawaii. Coincidentally I was madly in love with a woman named Jenny whom lived next door. Though she was married I was smitten.. I imageined 8675309 was her # as a fantacy. The song was perfect for my feelings. I quit the pursuit of an US by letting THEM be forever in their lives and in my heart.

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You have to be careful of Jander. He’s volatile, to say the least,” said Fran. “Don’t worry. I’ve got his number. A little flattery and he’ll be in the palm of my hand,” said Kirk. But, when used figuratively, it dives deeper, implying an understanding of or predicting someone’s behavior or intent. How Is the Idiom Used in Context? Annabelle from Eugene, OrI received news that somebody who lives somewhere in Pennsylvania actually had this phone number. However, when a lot of people tried to dial it, the operator would say, "The number you have dialed, 867-5309, has been disconnected. 867-5309, has been disconnected. No further information is available about, 867-5309." The idiom I’ve got your number is a lowkey way of letting someone know you’re on to them, and you have a pretty good idea of what they’re up to in terms of devious behavior. It’s like saying, “I’m on to you.”

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Jennni from New York, NyBeing that my name is in this song me and my chums always have a good laugh when we listen to it and after hearing all the covers the original is still the best. !!!!!!!

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Dee from Indianapolis, InOh, so many rumors around this song, but who cares!!! It always has been a great tune and will contiune to be so along with so many other one-hit wonders from those early MTV days when we still got to see videos. Hearing M. Paired from SighMy ENTIRE LIFE...thought the singer was singing "Benny!" Even up until a few days ago, I was still singing, "Bennnnnyyyy, I've got--your NUM-BER!" Up until a few minutes ago, I STILL thought that he was singing, "Benny!" The irony being, I know MANY "Jennys." Some have even called me "Jenny." Go figure. A friend of mine used an inventive way to conceal an insult in a phone number. He told a girl who had treated him badly to call "382-5968," which spells a certain pair of words starting with "F' and "Y." Of course, she didn't get it until someone else enlightened her.

Joe from Los Angeles, Cain "family guy", stewie thinks this is his home phone number when he calls lois. What is Feifei up to? She's planning something but Rob thinks he's got her number. Does this mean her telephone number or something else? All will become clear in this programme. Transcript

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The origin is also linked to identifying numbers given to soldiers or prisoners, indicating one could be identified or called out. But it more than likely derives from another idiom your number’s up, which was used during the early 1800s when someone, usually a soldier, died. Cyberpope from Richmond, Canada& the reason 555 is used as a fake exchanfge is because there were no cities/exchanges starting with 2 letters of JKL (no such place as KLingon, NJ!)Everybody thought Earl was the salt of the earth, but I had got his number within minutes of meeting him.” Having someone’s number in this expression has nothing to do with telephones. This idiom has been used since the mid-1800s, before most people had their own telephones or telephone numbers. Instead, number is used in the sense of a precise appraisal. To have someone’s number alludes to having figured them out precisely. 4 Ammer, Christine. American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013. Esskayess from Dallas, TxRemember the "Klondike 5" number that the Fonz referred to on 'Happy Days?' Same thing. It’s not unusual to hear a detective in a crime show proclaim, “I’ve got your number!” to a suspect, indicating they’re onto their schemes. In a more literal context, you can hear it in the lyrics of the popular 80s song “Jenny”: “Jenny, I’ve got your number. I wanna make you mine.” Are There Common Misunderstandings or Misconceptions Regarding This Idiom? George from Vancouver, Canada@Mark from Shelburne, Vt: I'm not sure we had the computing power to calculate a 7-digit prime number in 1982, let alone an 11-digit one, as you're saying was an intended message. . . Sometimes coincidence happens. 1 in a million still has that 1. . .