settle an (old) score
(also settle (old) scores)Definition
› to harm someone because they have harmed you in the past: The president used his speech to settle some old scores with his opponents.Revenge and vengefulness
(Definition of settle an (old) score from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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setting noun (JEWELLERY)
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setting noun (MUSIC)
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setting noun (POSITION)
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settle (sb) down phrasal verb
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settle a score idiom
- settle an (old) score idiom
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settle an account idiom
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settle down phrasal verb (FEEL COMFORTABLE)
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settle down phrasal verb (MAKE HOME)
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settle for sth phrasal verb
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settle in phrasal verb
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Synonyms and related words:
- an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth) idiom
- avenge verb
- don't get mad, get even idiom
- fix verb (PUNISH)
- get even with sb idiom
- get sb back phrasal verb
- have half a mind/a good mind to do sth idiom
- hit back phrasal verb
- pay sb back phrasal verb
- reprisal noun
- retaliate verb
- revenge noun
- revenge verb
- revengeful adjective
- settle an account idiom
- strike back phrasal verb
- two can play at that game idiom
- vengeance noun
- vengeful adjective
- vindictive adjective
Topic:
Revenge and vengefulness
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