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settle a score
Meaning: If you settle a score with someone who has hurt you or insulted you in the past, you do something to hurt or insult them in return.
For example:
- We think that the fire was lit on purpose to settle a score between rival gangs.
- Boxing promoters often create the impression that boxers have scores to settle with each other in order to create more drama before a fight and sell more tickets.
Quick Quiz:
Johnny said he'd settle the score with Jimmy one day after Jimmy had
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