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sum someone up
show someone's character exactly
To sum someone up means to show what that person is like in one action, comment, or example.
Hear it in real life
What is your sister like?
That story sums her up - she is always organising everyone.
His habit of helping strangers really sums him up.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: That story sums up about my brother.
Say: That story sums my brother up.
Put the person between "sum" and "up"; do not add "about."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
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Your turn: say it out loud
His habit of helping strangers really sums him up.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
sum someone up
show someone's character exactly
“His habit of helping strangers really sums him up.”
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