| 单词 | settle a score/account |
| 释义 | settle a score/account From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsettle a score/accountsettle a score/accountFINISH DOING somethingto do something to hurt or cause trouble for someone because they have harmed or offended youDid he have any enemies – someone with an old score to settle? → settleExamples from the Corpussettle a score/account• Schiavo certainly deserves no credit for scaring people needlessly just to settle a score.• Boudjema believes that the opposition parties are settling a score with the Socialist government and using the schoolgirls as a scapegoat. |
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