The movie is about a woman who seeks out an old enemy to settle a score.
He says he has a few (old) scores to settle.
She wants to settle the score with her ex-husband.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
settle an old score — settle a ˈscore/an acˈcount (with sb) | settle an old ˈscore idiom to hurt or punish sb who has harmed or cheated you in the past • ‘Who would do such a thing?’ ‘Maybe someone with an old score to settle.’ Main entry: ↑settleidiom … Useful english dictionary
settle an (old) score (with someone) — phrase to do something bad to someone because they did something bad to you enemies who have an old score to settle Thesaurus: to treat someone in the same bad way they treat yousynonym Main entry: settle … Useful english dictionary
settle (or pay) a (or the) score — 1》 take revenge on someone. 2》 dated pay off a debt or other obligation. → score … English new terms dictionary
even the score — index settle Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law 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
score — ► NOUN 1) the number of points, goals, runs, etc. achieved by an individual or side in a game. 2) (pl. same) a group or set of twenty. 3) (scores of) a large amount or number of. 4) a written representation of a musical composition showing all… … English terms dictionary
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settle a score account (with somebody) — settle a ˈscore/an acˈcount (with sb) | settle an old ˈscore idiom to hurt or punish sb who has harmed or cheated you in the past • ‘Who would do such a thing?’ ‘Maybe someone with an old score to settle.’ Main entry: ↑settleidiom … Useful english dictionary
The New Christy Minstrels — Origin United States Genres Folk revival Years active 1961–1971; 1976–present Labels Columbia … Wikipedia
settle a an account (with somebody) — settle a ˈscore/an acˈcount (with sb) | settle an old ˈscore idiom to hurt or punish sb who has harmed or cheated you in the past • ‘Who would do such a thing?’ ‘Maybe someone with an old score to settle.’ Main entry: ↑settleidiom … Useful english dictionary
