reckoning without one's host

A form of reckon without one's host — To calculate one's bill without checking with the host or landlord; hence, to come to false conclusions, to miscalculate.

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of reckon without one's host
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APA

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Chicago

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