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Khah Posted 12 years ago
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The costs begin to add up
What does ‘‘add up’’ mean?
Does it mean that things are getting more expensive/are increasing?
Does it mean that things are getting more expensive/are increasing?
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it's used for instance when someone is calculating everything they have bought in a certain time, or how much money it actually takes to do something like a project. It doesn't mean the prices are going up, it just means that when added all together the final total amount is getting higher and higher
- it's used for instance when someone is calculating everything they have bought in a certain time, or how much money it actually takes to do something like a project.
- It doesn't mean the prices are going up, it just means that when added all together the final total amount is getting higher and higher
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it's used for instance when someone is calculating everything they have bought in a certain time, or how much money it actually takes to do something like a project.
It doesn't mean the prices are going up, it just means that when added all together the final total amount is getting higher and higher
It doesn't mean the prices are going up, it just means that when added all together the final total amount is getting higher and higher
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khah What does ‘‘add up’’ mean? Does it mean that things are getting more expensive/are increasing?Not exactly. It means that there are more things on which money must be spent than was originally thought to be the case.
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