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- four bits/ˈfɔː ˈbɪts/An informal and primarily American expression meaning fifty cents (50¢). Historically refers to half of a dollar, as a "bit" was an old unit of currency equal to 12.5 cents.nounLow (historical/idiomatic, rarely used in modern currency contexts)
- four flush/ˌfɔː ˈflʌʃ/A poker hand containing four cards of the same suit and one of a different suit, which is worthless.nounverbLow
- four freedoms/ˌfɔː ˈfriːdəmz/A set of fundamental human rights articulated by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941, considered essential for a free and democratic world.plural-nounLow (C2/Proficiency). Primarily encountered in historical, political science, legal, and advanced academic contexts.
- four horsemen of the apocalypse/ˌfɔː ˈhɔːsmən əv ði əˈpɒkəlɪps/In Christian eschatology, four symbolic figures from the Book of Revelation who bring destruction and herald the end of the world: Conquest, War, Famine, and Death.nounLow
- four hundred/ˌfɔː ˈhʌn.drəd/The cardinal number 400, which is 100 multiplied by 4.nounA2
- four modernizations/ˌfɔː ˌmɒdənaɪˈzeɪʃənz/A specific Chinese policy initiative from the late 20th century aimed at strengthening agriculture, industry, national defense, and science and technology.plural-nounLow
- four noble truths/ˌfɔː ˌnəʊbəl ˈtruːθs/The foundational teachings of Buddhism describing the nature of suffering and the path to its cessation.plural-nounC2
- four of a kind/ˌfɔːr əv ə ˈkaɪnd/A poker hand containing four cards of the same rank.nounC2
- four old cat/ˌfɔːr əʊld ˈkæt/A now-obsolete American children's ball game, similar to baseball or rounders, with four bases and no fielding side.nounVery Rare / Archaic
- four questions/fɔː ˈkwɛs.tʃənz/A specific set of four interrogative sentences or queries; most famously, the Ma Nishtana, the four questions asked at the Passover Seder.plural-nounLow to Medium (context-specific)
- four-a-cat/ˌfɔːr ə ˈkæt/A playground ball game in which one player is positioned at each corner of a square, using a ball and a bat; a variant of the game known as tip-cat or rounders.nounArchaic/Very Rare
- four-ball match/ˌfɔː bɔːl ˈmætʃ/A golf match format where two teams of two players compete, with each player playing their own ball, and the team's score for each hole is the lower of the two partners' scores.nounLow (Sport-specific terminology)
- four-banger/ˈfɔː ˌbæŋ.ə/A slang term for a four-cylinder internal combustion engine.nounLow to Moderate
- four-by-four/ˌfɔː baɪ ˈfɔː/A vehicle with four-wheel drive.nounB1
- four-by-two/ˌfɔː baɪ ˈtuː/A piece of wood with a nominal cross-section of 4 inches by 2 inches; a standard building timber dimension.nounLow / C2
- four-color problem/ˌfɔː ˈkʌlə ˌprɒbləm/A long-standing theorem in mathematics (now proven) that states any map on a plane can be colored using at most four colors such that no two adjacent regions share the same color.nounC2
- four-colour/ˌfɔː ˈkʌl.ə/Relating to or printed using the four standard printing inks (cyan, magenta, yellow, black) to produce a full-colour image.nounC1
- four-corners/ˈfɔːˌkɔːnəz/The four basic points of the compass (north, south, east, west) forming a geographical or conceptual boundary; the perimeter defined by these points.nounLow
- four-deal bridge/ˌfɔː ˈdiːl brɪdʒ/A variant of contract bridge designed for rapid play, typically in a social setting, where each player deals and plays a single hand before scores are settled.nounC2
- four-eyed fish/ˌfɔːrˌaɪd ˈfɪʃ/A genus of fish (Anableps) with eyes divided into two parts, enabling it to see clearly both above and below the water's surface simultaneously.nounRare
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