almost doesn't count Idiom

bean-counter

accountant We asked the bean-counters to look over the figures in the new budget.

by a country mile

by a long distance, by a wide margin Black Beauty won the race by a country mile. She was far ahead.

count on

depend on, rely on We can count on Tanya. She always comes to choir practice.

count one

depend or rely on getting something before one has it Don

count your chickens before they hatch

depend heavily on plans, spend money that you have not received "Politicians have learned not to ""count their chickens"" before the election."

don't count your chickens before they hatch

do not expect all plans to be successful, wait until you get the final results """Look at the sales I'm going to make this month - over 50!"" ""Don't count your chickens... ."""

down for the count

defeated by an oponent, out of the contest Chad was down for the count. He couldn't get up.

lose count

forget how many you counted, lose track There were so many falling stars that I lost count.

pad an expense account

claim more money than spent, add false expenses How can I pad my expense account if I don't have receipts?

stand up and be counted

say you support and will vote for it, stand up for If you really believe in gay rights, you will stand up and be counted.