you do the math

(you) do the math

Figure out or put together the information for yourself. Do the math—can't you see that he's just using you to get ahead in the company? What happened? They convinced you to give them a lump sum as an "investment," and now they've cleared out of town. You do the math.

you do the math

AMERICAN

People say you do the math to mean that the person they are talking to should calculate something because the answer will be interesting, important or surprising. In Canada, a country of more than 30 million people, a novel is considered to have sold respectably if three thousand copies leave the shelf. You do the math.

词组	you do the math
释义	you do the math (you) do the math Figure out or put together the information for yourself. Do the math—can't you see that he's just using you to get ahead in the company? What happened? They convinced you to give them a lump sum as an "investment," and now they've cleared out of town. You do the math. See also: math Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. you do the math AMERICAN People say you do the math to mean that the person they are talking to should calculate something because the answer will be interesting, important or surprising. In Canada, a country of more than 30 million people, a novel is considered to have sold respectably if three thousand copies leave the shelf. You do the math. See also: math Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. See also: do the math (you) do the math live on (one's) own live on own face to face face-to-face be down with (something) down with down with something F2F References in periodicals archive When you do the math, you quickly see how looking away from the road even for a split second is courting disaster. 'Making a dent' in distracted driving Tougher penalties can't 'fix stupid' but maybe they'll at least get our attention
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