подбивать бабки

• ПОДБИВАТЬ/ПОДБИТЬ <ПОДСЧИТЫВАТЬ/ПОДСЧИТАТЬ> БАБКИ highly coll

[VP; subj: human]

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⇒ to examine and summarize the net results of sth.:

- sum it up (and draw conclusions);

- sum up what one has done;

- [in limited contexts] sum it up and see what we've <you've etc> got;

- [in refer, to scoring in games] tally up the score(s).

     ♦ Три дня они заседали, обсуждали, а когда пришло время подбить бабки, оказалось, что ни до чего не договорились. For three days they discussed and debated, but when it came time to sum up what they had done, it turned out they had gotten nowhere.

     ♦ Ребята, все высказались? Тогда давайте подобьём бабки. OK, guys, has everyone said everything they wanted to? Then let's try to sum it up and see what we've got.