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It doesn't add up
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It doesn't add up
When something “doesn’t add up,” the details don’t make sense together.
The explanation feels incomplete. You sense that something is off.
Examples:
1- She checked her bank account and saw a charge she didn’t recognize.
The amount looked strange, the date didn’t match, and no one could explain it clearly.
She looked again and thought, “This doesn’t add up.”
2- They kept saying, “We’ll get back to you soon,” but weeks passed with no reply, no update, no explanation. The promises and the silence didn’t add up.
Hi everyone, and welcome to Daily English.
Today’s expression is sharp, useful, and very common in everyday English.
It’s “it doesn’t add up.” One more time: “It doesn’t add up.”
Listen to this: He said he had already sent the email, but there was nothing in her inbox.
He said the system was down, but everything else was working fine.
She paused for a moment and thought, “Hmm… this doesn’t add up.”
What do you think this expression means?
When something “doesn’t add up,” the details don’t make sense together.
The explanation feels incomplete. You sense that something is off.
Let’s listen to some examples:
She checked her bank account and saw a charge she didn’t recognize.
The amount looked strange, the date didn’t match, and no one could explain it clearly.
She looked again and thought, “This doesn’t add up.”
He said everything was fine, but the messages became shorter and the calls slowly stopped.
No one said anything directly — but it didn’t add up.
They kept saying, “We’ll get back to you soon,” but weeks passed with no reply,
no update, no explanation. The promises and the silence didn’t add up.
In English, people often use this expression when they feel something is wrong
but don’t want to accuse or argue. It’s a quiet way of saying: “The pieces don’t fit.”
now you please tell me when was the last time something in your life didn’t add up?
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