add up to much

phrase

: to not consist of very much or of anything of importance

Her contributions didn't add up to much.

Examples of add up to much in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Yet all the drops and droplets that did fall didn’t add up to much. — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 14 May 2023

The barebones plot doesn’t add up to much outside of fan service, operating in a workmanlike mode to rush the characters from level 1-1 to the finale at a speed runner’s pace. — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2023

Purchasing on a payment plan can also quickly add up to much higher recurring expenses. — Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 1 Feb. 2023

But Palestinians say such symbolic steps don’t add up to much. — David Lautersenior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2022

Amazon has instead offered up a steady stream of nice-sounding anecdotes about plastic use that don’t add up to much. — Matt Littlejohn, Fortune, 16 June 2022

Two goals the first four minutes and a late charge didn't add up to much for the Detroit Red Wings. — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 15 Feb. 2022

But these and other factors don’t actually add up to much in the way of ominous atmospherics. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Oct. 2021

Rhymes for add up to much

• clutch
• crutch
• cutch
• dutch
• hutch
• mutch
• such
• touch
• insomuch
• overmuch
• nonesuch
• retouch