- doesn't add up
- is not logical, does not make sense
One shot was fired, but three cows are dead. It doesn't add up.
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doesn't add up
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doesn'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. / … Dictionary of American idioms
doesn'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. / … Dictionary of American idioms
doesn'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 … Словарь американских идиом
add — [ 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… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
add — 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… … English World dictionary
add 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
add 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… … English dictionary
add 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 … New idioms dictionary
add up — Make sense. It doesn t add up … A concise dictionary of English slang
add */*/*/ — UK [æd] / US verb Word forms add : present tense I/you/we/they add he/she/it adds present participle adding past tense added past participle added 1) [transitive] to put something with another thing or group of things When the sauce is thick, add … English dictionary
