- settle (or pay) a (or the) score
- settle (or pay) a (or the) score1》 take revenge on someone.2》 dated pay off a debt or other obligation.→ score
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
settle (or pay) a (or the) score
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score — noun 1》 the number of points, goals, runs, etc. achieved in a game or by an individual. ↘a mark or grade. 2》 (the score) informal the state of affairs; the real facts. 3》 (plural same) a group or set of twenty. ↘a large amount or number:… … English new terms dictionary
settle — set·tle vb set·tled, set·tling vt 1: to resolve conclusively settle a question of law 2: to establish or secure permanently a settled legal principle 3 … Law dictionary
settle a score — settle a (or the) score 1) take revenge on someone for a past act 2) dated pay off a debt or other obligation … Useful english dictionary
settle — set|tle W2S2 [ˈsetl] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(end argument)¦ 2¦(decide)¦ 3¦(start living in a place)¦ 4¦(comfortable)¦ 5¦(quiet/calm)¦ 6¦(move down)¦ 7¦(pay money)¦ 8¦(organize business/money)¦ 9 settle a score/account 10 some … Dictionary of contemporary English
score — I n. tally (usu. sports) 1) to keep score 2) a close; even; lopsided score 3) (AE) (usu. baseball) a box score 4) a score stands (the score stood five to three = the score stood five three = the score stood at five to three; how does the score… … Combinatory dictionary
settle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. define, fix, confirm, appoint; agree upon; resolve, determine, decide, conclude; tranquilize, calm; reconcile, adjust, compose; discharge, square, pay, set at rest; place, establish; people, colonize … English dictionary for students
settle — [[t]se̱t(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦ settles, settling, settled 1) VERB If people settle an argument or problem, or if something settles it, they solve it, for example by making a decision about who is right or about what to do. [V n] They agreed to try to… … English dictionary
settle — Synonyms and related words: KO, abalienate, abide, accommodate, accommodate with, accord, adapt, adapt to, adjust, adjust to, affirm, afford proof of, agree on, agree with, alien, alienate, alight, alight upon, allay, amortize, anchor, answer,… … Moby Thesaurus
settle — 1 / setl/ verb 1 MAKE COMFORTABLE/SAFE a) (intransitive always + adv/prep, transitive always + adv/prep) to put yourself or someone else in a comfortable position (+ back/into/down): Mel settled back in his chair and closed his eyes. | settle… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pay out — Synonyms and related words: account with, administer, attend to, budget, clear the board, come down on, cost, cost out, deal, deal out, disburse, dispense, disperse, dispose, distribute, do for, dole, dole out, even the score, expend, fix, fork… … Moby Thesaurus
