even the score

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

en-au-even the score.ogg

even the score evens the score evening the score evened the score

By analogy to scorekeeping in sports.

settle the score settle a score pay off old scores pay back in someone's own coin

keep score scoreboard scorekeeper scorekeeping

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