even the score
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even the score
Where it comes from
By analogy to scorekeeping in sports.
verb evens the score · evening the score · evened the score
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To seek or obtain revenge against someone.
Near-synonyms: pay off old scores, pay back in someone's own coin
Similar: settle the score, settle a score, pay off old scores, pay back in someone's own coin
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verb seek or obtain revenge against someone
| Español | ajustar cuentas |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 報仇雪恨 /报仇雪恨 bàochóu xuěhèn |
| Deutsch | heimzahlen |
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title = {even the score},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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