| 释义 |
know the score
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | know the score - be well-informedbe on the ball, be with it, know what's going on, know what's whatknow - know how to do or perform something; "She knows how to knit"; "Does your husband know how to cook?" |
Translationsknow the score
know the scoreTo understand the reality of a particular situation, often when that information is displeasing Oh, I know the score—my older sisters are allowed to do things that I'm not. I think he knows the score when it comes to Danielle. She's definitely out of his league.See also: know, scoreknow the score and know what's whatFig. to know the facts; to know the facts about life and its difficulties. Bob is so naive. He sure doesn't know the score. I know what you're trying to do. Oh, yes, I know what's what.See also: know, scoreknow the scoreAlso, know what's what. Understand what is happening; be familiar with the real story or the full situation. For example, It will take the new legislators some time to know the score, or When it comes to teaching youngsters to read, Nell knows what's what. The first expression, dating from about 1930, alludes to score as a tally of points in a game. The variant dates from about 1400. See also: know, scoreknow the score INFORMALCOMMON If you know the score, you know and accept the real facts about a situation, even though you may not like them. I know the score — my career will last as long as my looks. Taylor isn't stupid — he knows the score. He has to produce results soon or he'll be out of a job.See also: know, scoreknow the score be aware of what is going on; be aware of the essential facts about a situation. informal 2002 New York Times Magazine Nowadays, everyone knows the score. Aside from discovering, say, that Tom Hanks is mean, what story of show business ugliness would scandalize us? See also: know, scoreknow the ˈscore (informal) know the true situation, especially if this is bad: Look, you know the score, we can’t afford a car right now.See also: know, scoreknow the score tv. to know the way things work in the hard, cruel world. Don’t try to con me. I know the score. See also: know, scoreknow the score
Synonyms for know the scoreverb be well-informedSynonyms- be on the ball
- be with it
- know what's going on
- know what's what
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