С-723

НА СЧЕТУ1 PrepP Invar

1. \С-723 (у кого) ( subj-compl with бытыз ( subj: any count noun)

if subj: sing, it is usu. preceded by каждый) every person (or thing) is taken into consideration, is important, valued, significant: (y Y-a) каждый X на счету = every X counts (for Y) every X is precious (to Y) every X means something (a lot, a great deal) (to Y).

...Кто-то выпустил Абдула, он, кажется, не покусал никого, но напугал сильно и одежду порвал. Лёвке-то что, а у Антона всякая тряпочка была на счету (Трифонов 2). One of them let Abdul off the leash, and although he didn't actually bite anyone, he gave the victims a bad fright and tore their clothes. This didn't bother Lev too much, but to Anton every scrap of clothing was precious (2a).

2. \С-723 (укого) ( subj-compl with бытье (subj: human, often pl, or collect) ) a person or group is kept under observation (often by s.o. in a position of authority who believes that that person or group has done sth. illegal, reprehensible etc): все Х-ы на счету (у Y-a) = all Xs are monitored by Y

Y keeps tab(s) (an eye) on all Xs Y keeps track of all Xs all Xs live (fall) under the watchful eye of Y.

Мать Лены хотела поскорее выдать дочь замуж, и все потенциальные женихи были у неё на счету. Lena's mother wanted to marry her off as soon as possible and kept track of all eligible young men.

Городок у нас маленький, все наркоманы на счету у милиции. Our town is small, and all the drug addicts live under the watchful eye of the militia.

3. - чьёмy (у) кого ( subj-compl with бытье ( subj: count abstr or concr, usu. pi) or obj-compl with иметь ( obj: count abstr or concr, usu. pi)) ( s.o. has the specified achievements or, occas., undesirable actions) as part of his past experience: у X-a на счету много Y-ов = X has many Ys under his belt

X has many Ys to his name (his credit) X has racked up (accumulated etc) a lot ofYs.

У Дмитрия на счету больше ста изобретений. Dmitry has more than one hundred inventions under his belt.