Umpteenth

0 Here's the definition from Webster, gak. 02br
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00Main Entry: ump·teen 12br
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10Function: adjective 12br
10Etymology: blend of umpty (such and such) and -teen (as in thirteen) 12br
10: very many : indefinitely numerous 12br
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10- ump·teenth adjective12blockquote

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0 Hello, abbie. Your example, "For the umpteenth time, will you please get off the phone!" was not familiar to me. Would you please help me? 02br
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00Can I put it in other words: 02br
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00(There are many idioms such as this ... basic verb+preposition... and sometimes I get at a loss to understand its meaning. I ha

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00I asked you already for many times: please answer the phone!12blockquote

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00Very close Roro: 02br
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00"I have 01b00already asked02b00 you many times: please 01b00get off02b00 the phone 02br
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00"To get off the phone" means t

0 "umpteenth" is equivalent to "*** time" 0-

0Hello, abbie! My try wasn't so close, though... 05000 really...!02br
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00Thank you for your thorough, kind explanation. I'll never forget this idiom. (t) [}] 010id10

0 Excuse me, qak, that I butted into and changed your subject. 02br
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00I've been wondering, pieanne, is there any connotation in those x-es, too? I cannot stop wondering! 02br
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00I send you all my best wishes. Roro 0-

0 No, Roro, these X's are pure as snow! 0-

0 pieanne, I really love your sense of humor !! 0-

0 Lol, yours is not half bad either! I had completely forgotten about the other thread! 0-