reckon without one's host

动词 v.
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英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To calculate one's bill without checking with the host or landlord; hence, to come to false conclusions, to miscalculate. idiomatic,rare
    — He had flattered himself, that this gentlewoman would decline the proposal, as she was a person seemingly of a demure disposition, who had been born and bred in the city, where such diversions are looked upon as scenes of lewdness and debauchery. For once, however, he reckoned without his host; curiosity is as prevalent in the city as at the court-end of the town […].

词形变化

reckons without one's host present,singular,third-person reckoning without one's host participle,present reckoned without one's host participle,past reckoned without one's host past
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