on account
Idiombecause of or owing to someone or something, including informal uses that introduce a following clause; if you buy sth or pay on account, you pay nothing or only a small amount immediately and the rest later
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because of or owing to someone or something, including informal uses that introduce a following clause
Oxford5% of films
if you buy sth or pay on account, you pay nothing or only a small amount immediately and the rest later
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People might think Christine would lie on my account?
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