SUM SB/STH


Meaning of SUM SB/STH in English

up

1.

to describe or show the most typical characteristics of sb/sth, especially in a few words :

Totally lazy—that just about sums him up.

2.

to form or express an opinion of sb/sth

SYN size up :

She quickly summed up the situation and took control.

—related noun summing-up

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.