count noses

Also, count heads. Reckon up the number of those present. For example, The theater seemed only half-full, so the producer decided to count noses, or Our tour leader was always careful to count heads before the bus started off. This idiom was originally put as tell noses. [Mid-1600s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Heliodoros	-	Ancient Greek
Mile	MEE-le (Croatian, Serbian)	Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Democritus	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Salina	-	English
Alkeides	-	Greek Mythology
Pericles	PER-i-kleez (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)