September 2020

ENGLISH IDIOM OF THE MONTH:
„Do the math“

 

MEANING
The meaning is that one should look at all the facts and available evidence to come to the only possible conclusion.

TRANSLATION
Mach dir ein Bild und überzeuge dich selbst
wörtlich: Mach die Mathematik.

ORIGIN
Dating back to the 1980’s in the USA it became a very popular idiom. Even to this day it is used in English speaking countries. But the spelling changing for the country. American English: Math and British English: Maths.