add up to

Meaning

1. Oxford50% of films

   to make a total amount of sth

   How much does it add up to, Christy?

2. Oxford33% of films

   to lead to a particular result; to show sth

   Now then, Hercule, what do these facts add up to?

   - What does it all add up to? - Can't you guess?

In the movies · 1

• It just doesn't add up to me.Be Here Now2015
• Now then, Hercule, what do these facts add up to?A Shot in the Dark1964
• How much does it add up to, Christy?In America2003
• And what do these numbers add up to?"It's Such a Beautiful Day2012
• All because his name doesn't add up to 23?The Number 232007
• And, uh, over time they add up to a lot.Office Space1999
• Okay, but how does all this add up to an emergency?The Big Lebowski1998
• - What does it all add up to? - Can't you guess?Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead1991

Learn it in full scenes

• Be Here Now2015
  • Andy Shows His Kids the Sword
  • Andy Wins the Role of Spartacus
  • Andy Whitfield's Cancer Returns
• A Shot in the Dark1964
  • Clouseau Investigates the Pistol Pen
  • Clouseau Interrogates Maria
  • Dreyfus Takes Over the Case

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