add up to »
To have a particular effect.
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Adds up »
To enhance. " Law of attraction adds up to the success in life."
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all it's cracked up to be »
As good as claims or reputation would suggest.
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apple does not fall far from the tree »
A child grows up to be very similar to its parents, both in behavior and in physical characteristics.1842, E. A. Freidlaender (translator), Frederika Bremer (author), The Neighbours, ch. 10:It is impossible to look at Madam Rhen, without at once making the conclusion that she is pleasantness, hospitality, and loquacity itself; nor can one look upon her daughter Renetta without thinking, "the apple does not fall far from the tree!"1978, Dr. Isador Rosenfeld, "Doctor Asks Patient
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as yet »
Up to the present; thus far.
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below par »
Not up to the average or normal standard.
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chalk up to »
To attribute or account for something.
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damp squib »
Anything that doesn’t work properly, or fails to come up to expectations..
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drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators »
(idiomatic) When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent.
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face up to »
To confront a condition or situation, typically one that is unpleasant or uncomfortable.
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feel up to »
To be confident in being able to do something.
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feel up to »
To have an inclination to do something.
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from soup to nuts »
From beginning to end; throughout.
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from soup to nuts »
From the first course of a meal to the last.
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hang up »
To put up to hang.
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