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stack up
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]
Make sense, seem plausible, as in Her explanation just doesn't stack up . Also see add up , def. 2.
Example Sentences
And with less than half of IVF cycles ending in success, the costs can stack up quickly.
Here is how the allegations against Combs have stacked up, and how the court case played out.
India's Jasprit Bumrah is the leading cricketer on the planet right now, compiling a career that will stack up against any fast bowler to have played the game.
"Any scheme has to stack up economically but you cannot necessarily pick this up and drop it into another area."
I had to rollerblade once in a Moby video, but that doesn’t seem like it’s going to stack up against all this, so maybe we should just move on to the next person.
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