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  What it means

  Literally “to go on the bill.” This can be literal, like adding a drink to a bar tab, but it is often figurative. It means that an action (usually a mistake) will be attributed to someone or they will eventually have to pay the price for it.

  Vocabulary

  • rachunek — bill / account / calculation
  • płacić — to pay

  Grammar note

  It is almost always used with a possessive pronoun or a genitive noun: "To idzie na **mój** rachunek" (This goes on my account/I'll take the blame).

  Cultural context

  'Rachunek' is the word you use to ask for the check in a restaurant: "Poproszę rachunek."

  Intermediate

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