reckon on (someone or something)
reckon on (someone or something)
1. To consider or anticipate something as a factor in some decision, situation, or outcome. I thought we'd have enough money for a deposit on a house, but we hadn't reckoned on needing to pay for Sophie's trip to the emergency room. They reckoned on spending about $2,000 on flights and hotels in Europe.
2. To depend or rely on someone or something. I have always reckoned on my father for advice. I just don't know what to do now that he's gone. We are reckoning on the support of the other political party to pass this legislation.
See also: on, reckon
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
reckon on
v.
To expect and take something into account; bargain on something: The farmers hadn't reckoned on an early frost. Reckon on spending $250 for a hotel room in New York.
See also: on, reckon
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
- reckon on
- reckon without
- reckon without (someone or something)
- reckon upon (someone or something)
- have (got) (one's) number
- have somebody's number
- have someone's number
- think ahead
- bargain on
- bargain on (something)