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You do the math
Meaning
- A dismissive way of telling someone the answer is obvious if they just look at the evidence. It is often used when someone is acting dense about a clear situation.
Sassy, impatient
Used in a sentence
- If he is never home and spends all his money on hobbies then you do the math.
- The project failed because nobody followed the instructions so you do the math.
- I have been working ten hour days every single week and I am still broke so you do the math.
The backstory
This phrase gained popularity as a way to assert intellectual superiority in an argument. It frames common sense as a simple arithmetic problem.
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