do one's sums

English

Verb

do one's sums (third-person singular simple present does one's sums, present participle doing one's sums, simple past did one's sums, past participle done one's sums)

1. (UK, informal) To figure out whether one can afford to pay for something.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: laskea rahansa
• French: faire ses comptes

Further reading

• “do your sums” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “do your sums” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.