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account

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CALL TO ACCOUNT,

CHARGE ACCOUNT,

LEAVE OUT OF ACCOUNT,

ON ACCOUNT,

ON ACCOUNT OF,

ON ONE'S ACCOUNT,

ON ONE'S OWN ACCOUNT,

SAVINGS ACCOUNT,

TAKE INTO ACCOUNT.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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