Barry studied hard on his mother's account.
I hope you didn't bring tea to the picnic just on my account.
The teacher stayed in school a little late on Tom's account.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
find one's account — To derive advantage • • • Main Entry: ↑account … Useful english dictionary
find one's account in — To find satisfactory profit or advantage in • • • Main Entry: ↑find … Useful english dictionary
on one's account — {adv. phr.} For your good; because you want to help or please someone. * /Barry studied hard on his mother s account./ * /I hope you didn t bring tea to the picnic just on my account./ * /The teacher stayed in school a little late on Tom s… … Dictionary of American idioms
on one's account — {adv. phr.} For your good; because you want to help or please someone. * /Barry studied hard on his mother s account./ * /I hope you didn t bring tea to the picnic just on my account./ * /The teacher stayed in school a little late on Tom s… … Dictionary of American idioms
Account — Ac*count , n. [OE. acount, account, accompt, OF. acont, fr. aconter. See {Account}, v. t., {Count}, n., 1.] 1. A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time. [1913 Webster] A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Account current — Account Ac*count , n. [OE. acount, account, accompt, OF. acont, fr. aconter. See {Account}, v. t., {Count}, n., 1.] 1. A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
one-sided — adj 1.) considering or showing only one side of a question, subject etc in a way that is unfair →↑biased, balanced ↑balanced ▪ The newspapers give a very one sided account of the war. 2.) an activity or competition that is one sided is one in… … Dictionary of contemporary English
one-sided — one sid|ed [ ,wʌn saıdəd ] adjective 1. ) something that is one sided is unfair because it shows or considers only one aspect of something: a one sided account of the conflict Advertisements intentionally present a one sided view. 2. ) in a one… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Account — Ac*count , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accounted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accounting}.] [OE. acounten, accompten, OF. aconter, [ a] (L. ad) + conter to count. F. conter to tell, compter to count, L. computare. See {Count}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. To reckon;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
one of those things — A happening one cannot account for or do anything to prevent • • • Main Entry: ↑thing * * * (just) one of those things informal used to indicate that one wishes to pass over an unfortunate event or experience by regarding it as unavoidable or to… … Useful english dictionary
