count up to (some number)
count up to (some number)
1. To count to a particular number. You count up to 30 while I hide, and then you come find me—that's how the game works.
2. To reach or equal a total amount. Unfortunately, the amount of money I owe on my student loans counts up to quite a lot.
See also: count, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
count up to something
1. to say or list the numbers from zero on up to a certain number. Can you count up to a million? I can count up to any number you name, and I will do it if you will stay around to listen.
2. to equal a specified total; to add up to something. That counts up to a lot. The money we earned today counts up to just enough to pay for the electricity we used today.
See also: count, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- count up to
- count (someone or something) as (something)
- count as
- count with
- count with (one)
- count up
- count
- count heads
- count noses
- count noses, to