"make up the numbers" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-make up the numbers.ogg Forms: makes up the numbers [present, singular, third-person], making up the numbers [participle, present], made up the numbers [participle, past], made up the numbers [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> up the numbers|head=make up the numbers}} make up the numbers (third-person singular simple present makes up the numbers, present participle making up the numbers, simple past and past participle made up the numbers)
  1. (idiomatic) To provide sufficient people to make an event worthwhile. Tags: idiomatic Translations (to provide sufficient people): saada luku täyteen (Finnish), faire de la figuration (French), hacer bulto (Spanish)
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