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語源

The origin of this phrase goes back to the American Revolutionary War where a book containing numbered positions for rifle and bayonet practice was used to train soldiers. In the book, each diagram was numbered.

発音

前置詞句

by the numbers

1. (idiomatic) exactly, precisely, or in a formulaic way.

   Synonyms: by the book, by numbers

参考

• paint-by-numbers

形容詞

by-the-numbers (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic) Done in a predictable manner; formulaic.