english
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Present the substance of, summarize, as in They always sum up the important news in a couple of minutes, or That expletive sums up my feelings about the matter. [Early 1600s]
American Heritage Idioms
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Phrase(s): sum (something) up to give a summary of something. • I would like to sum this lecture up by listing the main points I have covered. • It is time for me to sum up. • She summed up the president’s speech in three sentences.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs