count on
verb
(intr, preposition) to rely or depend on
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How to use count on in a sentence
My job, then, becomes one of rock solid, you-can-count-on-me reassurance.
I can never think of him but as my dear, old, solid, yours-to-count-on Dave Gemmell.
The Making of Mary | Jean Forsyth
Other Idioms and Phrases with count on
count on
Also, count upon. Rely on, depend on, as in You can always count on Kent to be punctual, or Carol was counting upon getting a raise in spring. [First half of 1600s]
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