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Examples:public accounts committee—audit (accounts, books etc)—lit. settling accounts after the autumn harvest (idiom); wait until the time is ripe to settle accounts—an accounts office (in former times)—lit. settle accounts after autumn—cancel an item from accounts—synoptic gospels (i.e. Matthew, Mark and Luke, with similar accounts and chronology)—accounts in a rotten state—(lit.) even with your own brother, keep clear accounts—as recorded in the accounts—account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc—hide the head and show the tail (idiom); to give a partial account—steal (including identity theft, credit card fraud or theft of computer account)—suspend business at the imperial court on account of a misfortune—misfortune turns blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account—come to a place on account of its reputation (idiom); attracted to visit a famous location—lit. treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime (idiom); get into trouble on account of a cherished item—adequately take into account both public and private interests—take sth. into account v— |