balance the accounts

1. To review the finances of a person or company, making sure that all money is accounted for and that expenditures do not exceed available income. Susie in payroll is balancing the accounts right now. I need to balance the accounts and determine if I can afford to go on a vacation this summer.

2. To get revenge for a prior misdeed. Tiffany is always gossiping about me, so I balanced the accounts by starting a rumor about her.

balance the accounts

1. Lit. and balance the books to determine through bookkeeping that accounts are in balance, that all money is accounted for. Jane was up all night balancing the accounts. The cashier was not allowed to leave the bank until the manager balanced the books.

2. Fig. to get even [with someone]. Tom hit Bob. Bob balanced the accounts by breaking Tom's toy car. Once we have balanced the accounts, we can shake hands and be friends again.

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释义	balance the accounts balance the accounts 1. To review the finances of a person or company, making sure that all money is accounted for and that expenditures do not exceed available income. Susie in payroll is balancing the accounts right now. I need to balance the accounts and determine if I can afford to go on a vacation this summer. 2. To get revenge for a prior misdeed. Tiffany is always gossiping about me, so I balanced the accounts by starting a rumor about her. See also: account, balance Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. balance the accounts 1. Lit. and balance the books to determine through bookkeeping that accounts are in balance, that all money is accounted for. Jane was up all night balancing the accounts. The cashier was not allowed to leave the bank until the manager balanced the books. 2. Fig. to get even [with someone]. Tom hit Bob. Bob balanced the accounts by breaking Tom's toy car. Once we have balanced the accounts, we can shake hands and be friends again. See also: account, balance McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: take care of the pennies, and the pounds will take care of themselves take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves take care of the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves tighten the purse strings loosen the purse strings beyond (one's) means beyond means beyond one's means quarrel (with one) over (something) quarrel with References in periodicals archive Initially, you can only access a few cities, including Moscow, where you'll take a memory test, and London, where you're instructed to balance the accounts at the Bank of England. IS YOUR GREY MATTER OUT OF THIS WORLD? BRAIN BENDERS *** DS Scott Munro's games round-up
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