stack up | Idiomator

Meaning: (transitive)Toputinto astack.Stack upthe boxes.; (intransitive)topile up; toaccumulate.; (idiomatic,transitive)To put agroupofabstractthingstogether.tostack upmemories; Often followed byagainstoramong: tocomparewith (something); tomeasure up.1939, Milwaukee Journal, issue of 7th September,page 3:"How PopulationsStack UpAmong Nations At War" (name of the article)1973,The Paper Chase, 01:17:10This is a great outline. Fantastic. If yours doesn'tstack up, you won't get a chance to look at it.2018June 18,Phil McNulty, “Tunisia1 – 2England”, inBBC Sport‎[1], archived fromthe originalon21 April 2019:[Raheem] Sterling's attitude and ability is never in doubt, never ducking a challenge or dropping his intensity, but the numbers are simply notstacking upat England level.2021February 24, Richard Clinnick, “Decarbonisation key to retaining financial support”, inRAIL, number925, page18:Meaney said the rail industry needs to be honest with itself when discussing major investment projects, and to ask if the business casestacks up.

Examples:

EN: That's the way I stack up with you.
ES: Así es como quedo contigo.
EN: How so I stack up with them portugee gals, big boy?
ES: ¿Me parezco a esas portuguesas?
EN: Say, how does this dame stack up?
ES: - ¿Cómo es la mujer ésta?
EN: How would all that stack up against a right cross?
ES: ¿Cómo defiende eso un derechazo cruzado?
EN: How do they stack up?
ES: ¿Qué tal son las nuevas?
EN: How does it stack up against Maine?
ES: ¿Qué tal comparada con la de Maine?
EN: It's time to stack up.
ES: Es hora de ganar.
EN: How do you stack up with Frank Ivey?
ES: ¿Cómo te llevas con Frank Ivey?
EN: - How do they stack up, Mr. Malone?
ES: Tienes trabajo cuando quieras.
EN: Where do I stack up against the great Dr. Wharton?
ES: ¿Quién soy yo al lado del gran Dr. Wharton?
EN: You know what honey? It'll stack up two stories in one dollar bills. I just figured it out.
ES: 100 mil harían una pila de dos pisos de alto, lo he calculado.
EN: Oh, well, how do I stack up?
ES: Bueno, ¿cómo estoy?
EN: How do these kids stack up with your bunch? They're lovely children but...
ES: ¿Cómo se portan esos niños en el juego?
EN: How do you stack up against that?
ES: ¿Qué puedes hacer contra eso?
EN: Hey, tell me. How does the circus stack up to the prewar days?
ES: Dígame, ¿cómo era el circo antes de la guerra?

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