To settle or square accounts with a person; to settle up, pay one's debts (literal and figurative) (also in early use to make oneself even). Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > be or become equal [verb (intransitive)] > be, get, or declare oneself even (6) to make oneself evenc1390 To settle or square accounts with a person; to settle up, pay one's debts (literal and figurative) (also in early use to make oneself even). Obsolete. to cry quittance1579 to cry quittance: to declare oneself even with another person; (hence) to make full repayment or reprisal; to get even with a person. Cf. quits, adj.… to cry (a person) quit1590 to cry (a person) quit: to declare oneself even or equal with (a person), esp. by mean of retaliation or repayment. Also to cry quit with a person… to cry quits1625 Even or equal with, esp. by means of repayment or retaliation. to start faira1637 to start fair: to start on equal terms (originally in a race). to get hunk (with)1845 colloquial. to get hunk (with): to get even (with). Also const. on. |
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