count noses
Check who's here
To count noses is to determine how many people are present or how many support a particular position.
The phrase treats people as interchangeable units to be tallied: Let me count noses before we order pizza.
In political contexts, it often means assessing votes before a decision: The whip counted noses and knew the bill would pass.
- listSequence of recorded items
- roll callAttendance-taking procedure
- tallyRecorded count
- tally upCalculate the sum
- checkOrder to pay
quorum · enumerate · sum · attendance · total · head · census · voting · tabulation · muster · majority · show of hands · straw poll · poll · run down · reckon · representation · warm bodies
precision of identification
count nosestake attendance
Record who is present
register · authenticate · catalog · vet · screen
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