gå ihop

Swedish edit

Literally "come together."

gå ihop (present går ihop, preterite gick ihop, supine gått ihop, imperative gå ihop)

(business) to merge
(in "få det att gå ihop") to make ends meet
Som ensamstående mamma med fem barn har hon svårt att få det att gå ihop
As a single mother with five children, she finds it difficult to make ends meet
to be coherent, to make sense, to add up
Han resonemang går inte ihop
His argument doesn't make sense
to complement (one another) well
De här färgerna går bra ihop
These colors come together nicely

De kan inte arbeta tillsammans. De går helt enkelt inte ihop.
They can't work together. They simply don't mix.