settle a score
also settle old scoresto punish someone for something wrong that they did to you in the past and that you cannot forgive:
Police believe the killer was a gang member settling a score with a rival gang.
He is using his wealth and power to settle old scores.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Arguing & disagreeing
- afoul
- beg
- bet
- bicker
- cat
- conflicting
- contestation
- contrarian
- exchange words idiom
- gherao
- have a bone to pick with sb idiom
- lock
- make a case for sth idiom
- mano a mano
- row 1
- slang
- slug
- spar
- split
- wrangle
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