settle a score with

settle a score (with someone)

To get vengeance (on someone) for a past wrong or grievance; to punish someone for causing one harm or misfortune in the past. The former champion entered the competition looking to settle a score with the young player who dethroned him in the previous tournament. After five years in hiding from the law, Hofstadter decided it was time to return to town and settle a score.

settle a score with someone

and settle the score (with someone)

Fig. to clear up a problem with someone; to get even with someone. John wants to settle a score with his neighbor. Tom, it's time you and I settled the score.

词组	settle a score with
释义	settle a score with settle a score (with someone) To get vengeance (on someone) for a past wrong or grievance; to punish someone for causing one harm or misfortune in the past. The former champion entered the competition looking to settle a score with the young player who dethroned him in the previous tournament. After five years in hiding from the law, Hofstadter decided it was time to return to town and settle a score. See also: score, settle Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. settle a score with someone and settle the score (with someone) Fig. to clear up a problem with someone; to get even with someone. John wants to settle a score with his neighbor. Tom, it's time you and I settled the score. See also: score, settle McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: settle a score settle a score (with someone) settle a score/an account settle the score settle the score (with someone) settle an old score (with someone) settle old scores (with someone) look past brush past (someone or something) blow past (someone or something)
随便看	take someone/something on take (someone, something, or some place) by storm take (someone's or something's) place take (someone's or something's) pulse until then until we meet again until you are blue in the face untimely unto unturned unvarnished unvarnished truth unvarnished truth, the unwashed unwritten unwritten law unwritten rule up up a blind alley up a creek up against up against a brick wall up against it up against it/the wall up against (something)