Meaning:
Do calculations before making a decision or prediction
Examples:
- Again, when you crunch the numbers, what's new here?
- I need you to crunch the numbers on next year's budget.
- You love math. Crunch the numbers on that.
- Somebody's got to crunch the numbers.
- Me, I'll crunch the numbers, I'll do all the boring stuff.
- Did you crunch the numbers, Dad?
- And crunch the numbers.
- Let's crunch the numbers, that leaves you with... one percent for your efforts.
- Couldn't crunch the numbers.
- Me, I'll... I'll crunch the numbers.