count to ten (English, verb)
expansion: count to ten (third-person singular simple present counts to ten, present participle counting to ten, simple past and past participle counted to ten)
Senses:
glosses: An expression used to describe or recommend a process for pausing to regain one's composure when one is on the verge of losing one's temper.
tags: idiomatic
informal
Forms:
form: counts to ten
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: counting to ten
tags: participle
present
form: counted to ten
tags: participle
past
form: counted to ten
tags: past
form: count to 10
tags: alternative