Casting up (one's) accoun In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "casting up (one's) accoun", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Julia Huong calendar 2021-07-08 12:07

Meaning of Casting up (one's) accoun (redirected from cast up (one's) accounts )

Cast up (one's) accounts obsolete

"Cast", an old term, means "throw".  Accounts refers to "one's stomach".

 

To calculate the balance of debit or credit account

Mark always casts up his accounts after going shopping.

I think I should cast up my accounts. I am afraid that I have bought too many clothes.

To vomit

After Peter had eaten shrimps, he cast up his accounts.

I think that I am going to cast up my accounts.

He cast up his accounts after having drunk too much wine.

Other phrases about:

Blue Around the Gills
Look sick, unwell and be about to vomit
Earp slop, bring the mop

Someone has vomited.

laugh at the carpet

1. To laugh with shyness and embarrassment

2. Used to say that someone vomits on the floor, whether it's carpeted or not

blow grits

To spew or vomit

Grammar and Usage of Cast up (one's) accounts

Verb Forms

  • cast up (one's) accounts
  • casting up (one's) accoun
  • to cast up (one's) accounts

The verb "cast" should be conjugated according to its tense.

More examples:

After Jinna had cast up her accounts, she felt exhausted.

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(right) up your alley

Being perfectly suitable for one's interests or abilities

Example:

Jasmine really loves children, so being a kindergarten teacher would be right up her alley.

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