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Phrase(s): count up to something
1. to say or list the numbers from zero on up to a certain number. • Can you count up to a million? • I can count up to any number you name, and I will do it if you will stay around to listen. 2. to equal a specified total; to add up to something. • That counts up to a lot. • The money we earned today counts up to just enough to pay for the electricity we used today.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs