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Mitsuo23 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

"take a five" or "take five"

Hi,

To say, "take a short break" do you say, "take a five" or "take five"? Google suggests the latter but the former makes more sense to me.

Thank you,
M
  

Top answer

Take five is the very common phrase. You could say 'Take a five-minute break'. Clive

— Clive

  • Take five is the very common phrase.
  • You could say 'Take a five-minute break'.
  • Clive
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Take five is the very common phrase.

You could say 'Take a five-minute break'.

Clive
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"Take five" comes from this very famous jazz piece. When a band has been practicing and the leader wants them to take a break, the leader says "Take five."

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Thank you for the nice info! then it makes sense.
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AlpheccaStars"Take five" comes from this very famous jazz piece.
I think you mean it the other way around. The expression came long before the composition was written.

CJ
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