it doesn't add up
1doesn't add up to a can of beans — {v. phr.} To be of little or no value. (Said of plans, ideas, etc.) * / That s a fairly interesting concept you got there, Mike, but the competition is bound to say that it doesn t add up to a can of beans. / …
2doesn't add up to a can of beans — {v. phr.} To be of little or no value. (Said of plans, ideas, etc.) * / That s a fairly interesting concept you got there, Mike, but the competition is bound to say that it doesn t add up to a can of beans. / …
3doesn't\ add\ up\ to\ a\ can\ of\ beans — v. phr. To be of little or no value. (Said of plans, ideas, etc.) that s a fairly interesting concept you got there, Mike, but the competition is bound to say that it doesn t add up to a can of beans …
4doesn't add up — is not logical, does not make sense One shot was fired, but three cows are dead. It doesn t add up …
5add — [ æd ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to put something with another thing or group of things: When the sauce is thick, add the cheese. add something to something: They ve added two major companies to their impressive list of clients. Here s another… …
6add — add1 [ad] vt. [ME adden < L addere, to add < ad , to + dare, to give] 1. to join or unite (something) to something else so as to increase the quantity, number, size, etc. or change the total effect [to add a wing to the building, to add… …
7add up — Date: 1850 intransitive verb 1. a. to come to the expected total < the bill doesn t add up > b. to form an intelligible pattern ; make sense < her story just doesn t add up > 2 …
8add up — phrasal verb Word forms add up : present tense I/you/we/they add up he/she/it adds up present participle adding up past tense added up past participle added up 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to calculate the total of several numbers or amounts… …
9add up — 1. to be reasonable. His story of what happened to him just doesn t add up. Usage notes: usually used with not, as in the example 2. to increase in expense. With five kids in the family, our medical bills really add up …
10add up — Make sense. It doesn t add up …
