See ACCOUNTS, to which may be added the following.
FRENCH SYNONYMS. Jeter du cœur—or son lest—sur carreau (general: literally to ‘throw hearts or diamonds’ or ‘throw one’s heart,’ here meaning the stomach, ‘on the floor’); compter ses chemises (popular); débecqueter (popular); déborder (popular); lâcher son goujon (general); lâcher une fusée (popular).
1607. DEKKER, Westward Ho! Act v., Sc. 1. Mist. Wafer. I would not have ’em CAST UP their ACCOUNTS here, for more than they mean to be drunk this twelvemonth.
1808. R. ANDERSON, Cumberland Ballads, 26, ‘The Worton Wedding.’
| The breyde she KEST UP her ACCOUNTS | |
| In Rachel’s lap. [M.] |
