total

grand total

The final amount after adding several different numbers or sums. After everything was accounted for, the cost of remodeling the kitchen came to a grand total of $4,500. A: "Yikes, that's a lot of money!" B: "And that's not even the grand total of what I owe!" A: "The waitress handed you the check, so what do each of us owe?" B: "OK, the grand total is $213. Can someone split that six ways?"

See also: grand, total

in total

As a sum; taken together. In total, there have been 15 road deaths in the state so far this year. We're anticipating about 175 guests in total. How much has it snowed it total this winter?

See also: total

perfect stranger

Someone with whom one has absolutely no previous association. My mom and dad didn't come to see our son until he was nearly three years old, so, to him, they were perfect strangers! She thought it was terribly funny to go up to perfect strangers and begin conversations with them as if they had been lifelong friends.

See also: perfect, stranger

sum total

Everything taken together; the entirety. Your thesis should be the sum total of everything you learned and researched throughout the year. If this is the sum total of your efforts, then we may need to seriously reevaluate your place in this business.

See also: sum, total

total stranger

Someone with whom one has absolutely no previous association. My mom and dad didn't come to see our son until he was nearly three years old, so, to him, they were total strangers! She thought it was terribly funny to go up to total strangers and begin conversations with them as if they had been lifelong friends.

See also: stranger, total

total up

To tally or add up some numbers, especially in relation to the cost of something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "total" and "up." Total up the various expenses you have during your trip and submit a request for reimbursement from payroll. I nearly fainted when the waiter totaled up the bill and told us we owed over $300 for the meal. Let's just total it all up and divide the cost equally between everyone here.

See also: total, up

totaled

Of a car, damaged so severely, especially in an accident, as to be impossible to repair. I know you loved that Corvette, but I'm afraid it was totaled in the accident. The crash left both cars totaled.

See also: total

turkey

slang

1. A production, especially in film or theater, that fails spectacularly; a flop. It had been expected to be one of the summer's biggest blockbusters, but instead it proved to be the summer's biggest turkey.

2. A person or thing that proves to be disappointing or unappealing; a dud or loser. I was in some real turkeys when I started out as an actor, but after a while I finally started getting some better parts. She's certainly dated some turkeys over the years, but her new boyfriend seems like he's really got his life in order.

3. A foolish, inept, or incompetent person. They gave Bob the promotion? That turkey couldn't manage a sock drawer, let alone an entire department!

4. sports Three strikes bowled in a row. I thought I had a chance to win the game until Mai bowled a turkey. I had no idea she was so good at bowling!

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perfect stranger

 and total stranger

Fig. a person who is completely unknown [to oneself]. I was stopped on the street by a perfect stranger who wanted to know my name. If a total stranger asked me such a personal question, I am sure I would not answer!

See also: perfect, stranger

total something up

to add up the total of something. Please total the bill up and let me see the cost. Total up the bill and give it to me.

See also: total, up

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

sum total

The entirety, everything, as in I spent all day in the kitchen and the sum total of my efforts is this cake. [Mid-1600s]

See also: sum, total

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

total up

v.

To calculate something, especially by addition: At the end of the game, the judge totaled the points up and declared the winner. We totaled up all the items in our shopping cart to make sure we had enough money.

See also: total, up

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totalled

1. mod. wrecked; damaged beyond repair. (From totally wrecked.) The car was totaled. There was nothing that could be saved.

2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. Tom was too totaled to talk.

See also: total

turkey

1. n. a failure; a sham. (Especially a stage production.) The turkey at the town theater closed on its first night.

2. n. a stupid person. Who’s the turkey who put the scallops in the scalloped potatoes?

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

in total

All together; entirely.

See also: total

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