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.

settle a score

Also, settle or wipe out an old score or scores . Get even, avenge a grievance or an injury. For example, Wendy settled an old score with Bill when she made him wait for half an hour in the rain . These expressions, dating from the mid-1800s to early 1900s, all use score in the sense of "an account" or "bill." Also see pay off, def. 3.

See also: score, settle

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

settle a score

settle an old score

COMMON If someone settles a score or settles an old score, they take revenge for something that someone has done to them in the past. Phillips insists he's not interested in settling a score against the team that fired him a couple of months ago. Waters had only been out of jail three weeks when he and two friends went to settle an old score with a man he had met in prison. Note: You can talk about people or groups being involved in score-settling or the settling of scores. What is happening now is score-settling and there is little hope of an end to it. What we are witnessing here is the settling of scores.

See also: score, settle

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

settle (or pay) a (or the) score

take revenge on someone for something damaging that they have done in the past.

See also: score, settle

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

settle a ˈscore/an acˈcount (with somebody)

settle an old ˈscore

hurt or punish somebody who has harmed or cheated you in the past; get revenge: I’ve got a score to settle with him after the terrible things he said about my girlfriend. Before he left the school, he wanted to settle an old score with one of his classmates. OPPOSITE: call it quits

词组	settle a score (with someone)
释义	settle a score (with someone) 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. settle a score Also, settle or wipe out an old score or scores . Get even, avenge a grievance or an injury. For example, Wendy settled an old score with Bill when she made him wait for half an hour in the rain . These expressions, dating from the mid-1800s to early 1900s, all use score in the sense of "an account" or "bill." Also see pay off, def. 3. See also: score, settle The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. settle a score or settle an old score COMMON If someone settles a score or settles an old score, they take revenge for something that someone has done to them in the past. Phillips insists he's not interested in settling a score against the team that fired him a couple of months ago. Waters had only been out of jail three weeks when he and two friends went to settle an old score with a man he had met in prison. Note: You can talk about people or groups being involved in score-settling or the settling of scores. What is happening now is score-settling and there is little hope of an end to it. What we are witnessing here is the settling of scores. See also: score, settle Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. settle (or pay) a (or the) score take revenge on someone for something damaging that they have done in the past. See also: score, settle Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary settle a ˈscore/an acˈcount (with somebody) , settle an old ˈscore hurt or punish somebody who has harmed or cheated you in the past; get revenge: I’ve got a score to settle with him after the terrible things he said about my girlfriend. Before he left the school, he wanted to settle an old score with one of his classmates. OPPOSITE: call it quits See also: account, score, settle Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: settle a score settle a score with 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)
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