crunch (the) numbers
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcrunch (the) numberscrunch (the) numbersto do a lot of calculations in order to find an answer The computer will crunch all the numbers to determine the final score. → crunchExamples from the Corpuscrunch (the) numbers• Linked together, they can crunch numbers as fast as any mainframe, but at a fraction of the cost.• She lived for the day when she could crunch numbers in the dry air of West Texas.• One crunched numbers; they were very important to him.