Amount to
Amount to verb - To be the same in meaning or effect.
Usage example: it makes no difference whether you're going to the game or the movies, for it amounts to the same thing—that you can't babysit
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He is mostly famous for his dance hit "U Can't Touch This"note A song owing a lawsuit-inducingly large amount to Rick James' "Super Freak" and for bringing rap into the mainstream.
Source: Music / MC Hammer
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