on account of something
61Stock account — Stock Stock (st[o^]k), n. [AS. stocc a stock, trunk, stick; akin to D. stok, G. stock, OHG. stoc, Icel. stokkr, Sw. stock, Dan. stok, and AS. stycce a piece; cf. Skr. tuj to urge, thrust. Cf. {Stokker}, {Stucco}, and {Tuck} a rapier.] 1. The stem …
62To have something on the stock — Stock Stock (st[o^]k), n. [AS. stocc a stock, trunk, stick; akin to D. stok, G. stock, OHG. stoc, Icel. stokkr, Sw. stock, Dan. stok, and AS. stycce a piece; cf. Skr. tuj to urge, thrust. Cf. {Stokker}, {Stucco}, and {Tuck} a rapier.] 1. The stem …
63on no account — NEVER, under no circumstances, not for any reason. → account * * * on no account Not for any reason or consideration • • • Main Entry: ↑account * * * on no account/not on any account/ phrase used to say in a strong and definite way that something …
64turn something to good account — turn (something) to (good) account formal : to gain or profit from (something) : to take advantage of (something) Is there a way to turn this situation to good account? • • • Main Entry: ↑account * * * put/turn sth to good acˈcount …
65on someone's account — On behalf or to the advantage of someone • • • Main Entry: ↑account * * * on someone’s account phrase if you do something on someone’s account, you do it because you think they want you to Please don’t go on my account. Thesaurus: words used to… …
66take something into account — take (something/someone) into account to think about something or someone when you are making a decision or a judgement. I hope they ll take her age into account when they re judging her work. They took into account that he d never been in… …
67on no account must (someone) do (something) — on no account must/should (someone do something) formal if you tell someone that on no account must they do something, you mean that they must never, for any reason do that thing. On no account must the contents of this document be shown to any… …
68on no account should (someone) do (something) — on no account must/should (someone do something) formal if you tell someone that on no account must they do something, you mean that they must never, for any reason do that thing. On no account must the contents of this document be shown to any… …
69turn to account — turn (something) to (good) account formal : to gain or profit from (something) : to take advantage of (something) Is there a way to turn this situation to good account? • • • Main Entry: ↑account …
70on this account — on this/that/account phrase used when giving the reason for something She was divorced, and on that account alone my mother disliked her. Thesaurus: ways of explaining or clarifyinghyponym to make something easier to understand …
