faire ses comptes
French
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/fɛʁ se kɔ̃t/
Verb
faire
ses
comptes
to do one's
accounts
, to
do one's sums
(
to figure out whether one can afford to pay for something
)
Usage notes
Not to be confused with
faire son compte
or
faire les comptes
.