How is “on account” used?

In Witness for the Prosecution (1957), one line is: “People might think Christine would lie on my account?”

Which movie is “on account” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from Witness for the Prosecution (1957).

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People might think Christine would lie on my account?

Witness for the Prosecution (1957)25:19

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on account

イディオム

because 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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意味

編集映画の 95%
because of or owing to someone or something, including informal uses that introduce a following clause
オックスフォード映画の 5%
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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シーン全体で学ぶ

Witness for the Prosecution1957
Lolita1962
Night and the City1950

by all accounts
by your own account
give a good account of yourself
of no account
on account of
on no account
on your own account
on this account
put to good account
take account of
a blow - by - blow account, description
call to account

定義：Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 第 9 版