can count on no hands
v. phr.— «Speedskater Chad Hedrick says he can count on “no hands” the number of times he’s been in the weight room this year. But Hedrick needs all five fingers to tick off the events he’s qualified for in the Winter Olympics.» —by Karen Rosen in Kearns, Utah United States Olympic Committee Jan. 1, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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