- give a good account of
- phrasal to acquit (oneself) well
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
give a good account of
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give a good account of — phrasal : to acquit (oneself) well able to give a good account of himself in a street brawl W.J.Ghent … Useful english dictionary
give a good account of yourself — british phrase to behave or perform very well We gave a good account of ourselves, coming second overall. Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone elsesynonym Main entry: account * * * give a good account of yourself : to perform… … Useful english dictionary
give a good account of oneself — give a good (or bad) account of oneself make a favorable (or unfavorable) impression through one s performance … Useful english dictionary
give a good account of yourself — British to behave or perform very well We gave a good account of ourselves, coming second overall … English dictionary
give a good — ● account … Useful english dictionary
give a good account of oneself — idi to behave or perform well … From formal English to slang
give a poor account of yourself — give a good/poor acˈcount of yourself idiom (BrE) to do sth or perform well or badly, especially in a contest • The team gave a good account of themselves in the match. Main entry: ↑accountidiom … Useful english dictionary
account — [ə kount′] vt. [ME acounten < OFr aconter < a , to + conter, to tell < compter < L computare: see COMPUTE] to consider or judge to be; deem; value vi. 1. to furnish a reckoning (to someone) of money received and paid out 2. to make… … English World dictionary
account — I n. description report 1) to give, render an account 2) an accurate, true; biased, one sided; blow by blow, detailed, full; eyewitness; fictitious; first hand; running; vivid account (she gave a detailed account of the incident) 3) newspaper,… … Combinatory dictionary
account */*/*/ — I UK [əˈkaʊnt] / US noun Word forms account : singular account plural accounts 1) [countable] an arrangement in which a bank looks after your money. You can deposit (= put in) or withdraw (= take out) money when you need to There was only £50 in… … English dictionary
