Notable Numeric Metaphors

• Fifth Beatle
  Fifth Beatle
  The Fifth Beatle is an informal title that various commentators in the press and entertainment industry have applied to persons who were at one point a member of The Beatles, or who had a strong association with the "Fab Four" during the group's existence...
  
  
• 20th hijacker
  20th hijacker
  20th hijacker is a numeric metaphor concerning a possible additional terrorist in the September 11, 2001, attacks who was not able to participate....
  
  
• 51st state
  51st state
  The 51st state, in United States political discourse, is a phrase that refers to areas either seriously or derisively considered candidates for addition to the 50 states already part of the United States. Before 1959, when Alaska and Hawaii joined the U.S., the term "the 49th state" was used...
  
  
• First Lady
  First Lady
  First Lady or First Gentlemanis the unofficial title used in some countries for the spouse of an elected head of state.It is not normally used to refer to the spouse or partner of a prime minister; the husband or wife of the British Prime Minister is usually informally referred to as prime...
  
  
• Fifth column
  Fifth column
  A fifth column is a group of people who clandestinely undermine a larger group such as a nation from within.-Origin:The term originated with a 1936 radio address by Emilio Mola, a Nationalist General during the 1936–39 Spanish Civil War...
  
  
• Fifth wheel
  Fifth wheel (disambiguation)
  The term fifth wheel is a figurative expression referring to a superfluous, unnecessary and/or unwelcome person. It may also refer to:*a type of semi-trailer truck*Fifth Wheel Truck Stops, a truck stop chain across Southern Ontario, Canada...
  
  
• Fourth Estate
  Fourth Estate
  The concept of the Fourth Estate is a societal or political force or institution whose influence is not consistently or officially recognized. The Fourth Estate now most commonly refers to the news media; especially print journalism, referred to hereon as "The Press"...
  
  
• Second City
  Second City
  Second City or The Second City may refer to:* The second largest city in a country. See: List of largest cities and second largest cities by country...
  
  
• Tenth planet
• Eleventh commandment
• Thirteenth Apostle
• Fourth wall
  Fourth wall
  The fourth wall is the imaginary "wall" at the front of the stage in a traditional three-walled box set in a proscenium theatre, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play...