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make up the numbers

Verb
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
(慣用句)イベントを盛り上げるために必要な十分な人数を確保する、集客する、または人員を補充することを意味する。
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歌手が数人しか現れなかったとき、主催者はイベントを成立させるために急遽ボランティアに十分な人数を集めるよう頼んだ。

present singular third-person

participle present

participle past

past

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(idiomatic) To provide sufficient people to make an event worthwhile.

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make up the numbers

When only a handful of singers showed up, the organizers asked last-minute volunteers to make up the numbers.

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When only a handful of singers showed up, the organizers asked last-minute volunteers to make up the numbers.

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