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sum total

[sum total] {n.} The final amount; everything taken together; total. * /The sum total of expenses for the trip was $450./ * /Ten years was the sum total of John's […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[wipeout] {n.} A total failure. * /The guy is so bad at his job that he is a total wipeout./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[all-out war] {n.} Total war including civilian casualties as opposed to a war that is limited only to armies. * /Hitler was waging an all-out war when he invaded Poland./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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(1876-1967), West German chancellor History is the sum total of the things that could have been avoided. www.sky-net-eye.com

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