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did one's sums

did one's sums is the simple past of do one's sums.

Meaning of do one's sums

Verb

do one's sums (third-person singular simple present does one's sums, present participle doing one's sums, simple past did one's sums, past participle done one's sums)

  1. (UK, informal) To figure out whether one can afford to pay for something.

Questions about did one's sums

What is did one's sums the simple past of?
Did one's sums is the simple past of do one's sums.

Words near did one's sums in the dictionary

  1. did one's job
  2. did one's own thing
  3. did one's own time
  4. did one's part
  5. did one's stuff
  6. did one's sums
  7. did one's thing
  8. did one's utmost
  9. did one's worst
  10. did oneself a mischief
  11. did or died

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