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Give me a high five! (American, informal)

something that you say when you want someone to hit your open hand with theirs, at a level above your shoulder. Yo, Bob! Give me a high five!

See also: give, high

Give me five! (mainly American, informal)

something that you say when you want someone to hit your open hand with theirs, in order to greet them or to show how pleased you are. Hi there little buddy, give me five!

See also: give

put two and two together and get/make five

to guess something wrong about a situation, usually something more exciting than the truth. She thought I was pregnant. I was sick a couple of times and she just put two and two together and made five.

See also: together, two

Take five! (American, informal)

something that you say in order to tell other people to take a short rest from work or exercise. 'OK everybody, take five.'

See also: take