die Rechnung ohne den Wirt machen
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Verb
[edit]die Rechnung ohne den Wirt machen (weak, third-person singular present macht die Rechnung ohne den Wirt, past tense machte die Rechnung ohne den Wirt, past participle die Rechnung ohne den Wirt gemacht, auxiliary haben)
- (idiomatic) To fail to take into account (something or someone), to ignore, reckon without, fail to reckon with, (archaic: reckon without one's host)
- (idiomatic) To do or decide something without the permission or against the wishes of one or more important people (archaic: reckon without one's host)
- (idiomatic) To engage in wishful thinking (archaic: reckon without one's host)
Conjugation
[edit]1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.