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on account of

 
See:
account
part of speech: phrase
definition: If a game is canceled on account of rain, it means that rain is the reason that the game is canceled. If you lost a game on account of one mistake, it means you lost the game because of this one mistake.
There is no school today on account of the ice storm.The party is not going to be a surprise anymore on account of Jonah. Why did he have to say anything?
synonyms:
due to
similar words:
through