كيف تنطق "add up to the same thing"

expression

AD uhp tuh THUH SAYM THING

AD uhp too THUH SAYM THING

التعريف

If two different actions or options ‘add up to the same thing,’ they end up having the same result or effect, even if they seem different at first.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈæd/ /ˈəp/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈseɪm/ /ˈθɪŋ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ˈæd/ /ˈʌp/ /tˈuː/ /ðə, ði/ /sˈeɪm/ /θˈɪŋ

أمريكي

AD uhp tuh THUH SAYM THING

بريطاني

AD uhp too THUH SAYM THING

Whether you go by bus or train, it adds up to the same thing.

Arguing about the color adds up to the same thing, since we will still buy it.

Staying or leaving adds up to the same thing for them.

You can apologize or just ignore it—it adds up to the same thing if you don’t change.