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stack up
Make sense, seem plausible, as in Her explanation just doesn't stack up . Also see add up , def. 2.
Measure up, equal, as in Their gift doesn't stack up against mine . This usage alludes to piling up one's chips at poker, and comparing them to those of the other players. [Early 1900s]
Example Sentences
After being pardoned and released, he expressed regret for what he had done, saying that "however good the money is", the moral case "has to stack up".
He accepted that he had left out of his report any reference to the BBC claiming it had multiple sources as he believed "it didn't stack up".
But Orsted, majority owned by the Copenhagen government, is giving that away, and paying heavily to break supply chain contracts, because the financing of the project no longer stacks up.
The roof is long gone and huge timber roof trusses that once supported it have been stacked up in the street outside.
Birmingham City Council declared a major incident last week amid industrial action by Unite union members over pay, which has led to uncollected rubbish bags being stacked up on the city's streets.
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