settle a score

Definition

› to 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.Arguing and disagreeing

(Definition of settle a score from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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