die Rechnung ohne den Wirt machen

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die Rechnung ohne den Wirt machen

1. (idiomatic) To fail to take into account (something or somebody), to ignore, reckon without, fail to reckon with, (archaic: reckon without one's host).
2. (idiomatic) To do or decide something without the permission or against the wishes of one or more important people (archaic: reckon without one's host).
3. (idiomatic) To engage in wishful thinking (archaic: reckon without one's host).