settle a score

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsettle a scoresettle a scoreREVENGEto do something to harm or hurt someone who has harmed or hurt you in the past Jack came back after five years to settle some old scores. → scoreExamples from the Corpussettle a score• She's got a few old scores to settle with her former friend.• Boudjema believes that the opposition parties are settling a score with the Socialist government and using the schoolgirls as a scapegoat.• Stanford settled an old score Friday by defeating Siena 94-72.• Schiavo certainly deserves no credit for scaring people needlessly just to settle a score.

单词	settle a score
释义	settle a score From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsettle a scoresettle a scoreREVENGEto do something to harm or hurt someone who has harmed or hurt you in the past Jack came back after five years to settle some old scores. → scoreExamples from the Corpussettle a score• She's got a few old scores to settle with her former friend.• Boudjema believes that the opposition parties are settling a score with the Socialist government and using the schoolgirls as a scapegoat.• Stanford settled an old score Friday by defeating Siena 94-72.• Schiavo certainly deserves no credit for scaring people needlessly just to settle a score.
随便看	disengaged disentangle disentangle yourself disentangle yourself (from somebody/something) disentangle yourself from disequilibrium disestablish disfacere disfavour disfigure disfranchise disgorge disgrace disgrace yourself disgrace yourself (by doing something) disgrace yourself by doing disgraceful disgruntled disguise disguise as disguise something as something disguise the fact disguise the fact (that) disguise the fact that disguise yourself as