by the numbers
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phr.PhraseIn a methodical, step-by-step manner; according to a strict procedure.
He approached the project by the numbers, following each step meticulously.
adj.AdjectivePredictable; following a formula or cliché.
The movie was entertaining, but the plot was a bit by the numbers.
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Modern Family | Nobody Pulls Off a Scheme Like the Modern Family Kids
- But I had that fetching study partner coming over, and I realized I could use Joe's by the numbers cuteness to my amorous advantage.
But I had that fetching study partner coming over, and I realized I could use Joe's by the numbers cuteness to my amorous advantage.
- and I realized I could use Joe's by-the-numbers cuteness to my amorous advantage.
and I realized I could use Joe's by-the-numbers cuteness to my amorous advantage.
US Border Control
- Correct. And by the numbers, what is the most popular sport?
Correct. And by the numbers, what is the most popular sport?
- And by the numbers, what is the most popular sport?
And by the numbers, what is the most popular sport?
Top 10 All Time Greatest War Scenes
- You will not laugh, you will not cry, you will learn by the numbers.
You will not laugh, you will not cry, you will learn by the numbers.
- You will learn by the numbers.
You will learn by the numbers.
Top 10 Best & Worst Songs of 2025
- 2ordinary by Alex Warren worst they say the holy water's watered down and this town's lost its faith Our Colors Full Fade by the Numbers Ordinary is the opposite of a flop.
2ordinary by Alex Warren worst they say the holy water's watered down and this town's lost its faith Our Colors Full Fade by the Numbers Ordinary is the opposite of a flop.
- By the numbers, "Ordinary" is the opposite of a flop.
By the numbers, "Ordinary" is the opposite of a flop.
Top 5 SKI RESORTS in JAPAN for SNOW
- Going by the numbers, the resort looks tiny.
Going by the numbers, the resort looks tiny.
- Going by the numbers, the resort looks tiny: 5 lifts, 14 marked trails, and
Going by the numbers, the resort looks tiny: 5 lifts, 14 marked trails, and
Honest Trailers - The Oscars
- From Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks comes a competently made by-the-numbers drama about the Cold War that your dad definitely saw,
From Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks comes a competently made by-the-numbers drama about the Cold War that your dad definitely saw,
- comes a competently-made, by-the-numbers drama about the Cold War.
comes a competently-made, by-the-numbers drama about the Cold War.
Honest Trailers - World War Z
- So get ready for a by-the-numbers action movie full of PG-13 violence and none of these awesome things from the book.
So get ready for a by-the-numbers action movie full of PG-13 violence and none of these awesome things from the book.
- So get ready for a by-the-numbers action movie full of PG-13 violence
So get ready for a by-the-numbers action movie full of PG-13 violence
A Walk Among the Tombstones Movie Review - Beyond The Trailer
- Hmm, looks like Matthew Crawley's not the only one who can charm his way into the "upper class." Outside of its casting, A Walk Among the Tombstones seems to be pretty by the numbers, another popular crime series, this time written by Laurence Bloch, which Hollywood is hoping to turn into a franchise à la Alex Cross or Jack Reacher.
Hmm, looks like Matthew Crawley's not the only one who can charm his way into the "upper class." Outside of its casting, A Walk Among the Tombstones seems to be pretty by the numbers, another popular crime series, this time written by Laurence Bloch, which Hollywood is hoping to turn into a franchise à la Alex Cross or Jack Reacher.
- by the numbers
by the numbers
Taiwan for Sale? History of Taiwan
- You can tell by the numbers how serious the epidemics were.
You can tell by the numbers how serious the epidemics were.
- You can tell by the numbers how serious the epidemics were
You can tell by the numbers how serious the epidemics were
Top 10 Best Performances in Bad Superhero Movies And Shows
- But between this movie's by the numbers story off putting CGI and whatever went wrong with Deadpool, that's exactly what happened.
But between this movie's by the numbers story off putting CGI and whatever went wrong with Deadpool, that's exactly what happened.
- But between this movie's by-the-numbers story, off-putting CGI, and whatever went wrong with Deadpool, that's exactly what happened.
But between this movie's by-the-numbers story, off-putting CGI, and whatever went wrong with Deadpool, that's exactly what happened.