English Explanatory Dictionary

two upon ten

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. A coded warning among shopkeepers that a potential shoplifter must be watched.

Word forms

two upon ten two on ten

Etymology

From the idea of keeping one's two eyes fixed on the shoplifter's ten fingers.

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