sum up (something/someone)
Definition
› to express briefly the important facts about something or the characteristics of someone: The oral report should sum up the main points of the written essay. He’s a man with a big ego – that about sums him up.
(Definition of sum up (something/someone) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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