Merriam-Webster says that I’ve got your number means to be able to deal with or defeat someone easily especially because one knows or understands that person so well. Michael from Akron, OhI worked at a radio station in Florida when this song was a hit. A listener in the area had the same phone number and kept calling and threatening to sue us because of all the calls he was receiving. We kept playing it anyways. Joe from Los Angeles, Cain "family guy", stewie thinks this is his home phone number when he calls lois. So I'll cook and you wash up? Hmm, I've got your number; you're just going to watch TV all evening.

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Dee from Indianapolis, InOh, so many rumors around this song, but who cares!!! It always has been a great tune and will contiune to be so along with so many other one-hit wonders from those early MTV days when we still got to see videos. However, pinning down a definitive source for this idiom can be quite challenging due to its colloquial nature and evolution over time. While these theories paint a plausible picture, they should be taken as potential explanations rather than definitive origins. Earliest Uses

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Is Feifei's designer shawl a solution to her problems with Lisa? Listen to the programme to find out Badger from Los Angeles, CaI am from Los Angeles. When the song was released I was in the USAF stationed in Hawaii. Coincidentally I was madly in love with a woman named Jenny whom lived next door. Though she was married I was smitten.. I imageined 8675309 was her # as a fantacy. The song was perfect for my feelings. I quit the pursuit of an US by letting THEM be forever in their lives and in my heart. Jennni from New York, NyBeing that my name is in this song me and my chums always have a good laugh when we listen to it and after hearing all the covers the original is still the best. !!!!!!! Jme from Raleigh, Nci love this song! it's so catchy, although i feel sorry for people who have this phone number

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OK Rob – if you say 'I've got your number' it means you understand what someone it trying to do or why they are behaving in a certain way. But, when used figuratively, it dives deeper, implying an understanding of or predicting someone’s behavior or intent. How Is the Idiom Used in Context? Jenny-jenny from Seattle, WaI love this song. My name is Jenny, it came out when I was in High School. In college a friend of mine would always sing to me, "Jenny, Jenny who can I turn to?" and "Jenny Jenny, you're the girl for me!" Love the song, love the memories!~ Everybody thought Earl was the salt of the earth, but I had got his number within minutes of meeting him.” I’ve got your number popped up during the mid-1800s but really took off in popularity during the 1900s.Shirley from Ocean, NjThe true story: Alex Call came up with the digits for the 80s hit. He made it up sitting under a plum tree. Who was Jenny? Nobody. The name just had the right number of syllables. Hearing M. Paired from SighMy ENTIRE LIFE...thought the singer was singing "Benny!" Even up until a few days ago, I was still singing, "Bennnnnyyyy, I've got--your NUM-BER!" Up until a few minutes ago, I STILL thought that he was singing, "Benny!" The irony being, I know MANY "Jennys." Some have even called me "Jenny." Go figure. Cars that run on air? Sounds too good to be true. But Li thinks they're the future and wants to invest in a company that makes them. Will she lose her money? The idiom I’ve got your number is a lowkey way of letting someone know you’re on to them, and you have a pretty good idea of what they’re up to in terms of devious behavior. It’s like saying, “I’m on to you.”