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.
See also:
  • 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