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.
See also:
  • 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)