1. add up to
合計達；總括起來意味着，商務英語交流中的幾種新鮮說法。此語本義指合計爲，在日常生活中多用喻義，即總括起來意味着。在使用中應注意與add up一詞的區別。add up本指把 … 加起來，其喻義爲言之有理，說得通，如：The facts just don't add up.(這些事情合計起來不對頭。
A： The cashier said he had locked the safe before he left. 出納說他走時把保險櫃鎖上了。
B： But how did the money disappear from it if it was locked? 如果鎖上了那錢怎麼沒的？
A： I just wonder... 我只是奇怪……
B： What do you think it all adds up to? 你想這一切意味着什麼？
A： It adds up to the fact that we have been cheated. 意味着我們被騙了。
2. agree to differ
求同存異。指的是各自保留不同意見(不再說服對方)，意即求同存異。
A： What do you mean？ 你是什麼意思？
B： Considering the major contracts they might give us, I overlooked the small loss. 考慮到他們可能與我們簽訂大宗合同，小小的損失我就忽略不計了。
A： So you agreed to differ？ 所以你就求同存異？
B： That's right. 沒錯，
3. all told
合計；總之。此語原義爲總計，合計，引申爲總之。如：All told，it was a great credit to them.(總之，這給他們大大增了光。)
A： How many people attended today's meeting？有多少人蔘加了今天的.會議？
B： There were seventeen of us at the meeting, all told. 一共有十七個人。
A： Issue an announcement that if somebody doesn’t attend meeting next time, his or her bonus will be deducted. 發佈一則通知，就說如果有人下一次不參加會議，他或她的獎金全扣。
4. all wet
搞錯了。wet原義爲溼的，引申爲某人沒經驗。All wet多見於美國俚語，意爲大錯特錯。
A： I made a reservation two days ago. My name is David Johnson. 我前天在這兒預訂了房間，我叫戴維-約翰遜。
B： Reservation? What do you mean? 預訂？什麼意思？
A： I booked a single room here for tonight. 我訂了一間今晚的單人房。
B： Oh! You're all wet, actually. This is not a hotel. The hotel is the building across the road. 哦，你搞錯了。這不是旅館，旅館是路對過的那座樓。