score 成语

a score to settle

an argument to finish, a bone to pick I have a score to settle with him. He owes me a month's rent.

know the score

know what is happening, in the know, know your stuff The leader of the party should know the score. He or she should be well informed.

score to settle

(See a score to settle)

settle a score with someone

retaliate against someone, pay someone back for a past wrong He always appears to be trying to settle the score with him and never treats him fairly.

score

1. to obtain illicit drugs [1930s. U.S.]
2. to achieve a liason with a sexually desirable person
3. twenty pounds sterling

score off

1．cancel by drawing a line through 划去
Three of the names on the list had been scored off．名单上有3个名字被划掉了。
These words have been scored off．这些词被划掉了。
2．make oneself appear clever by making sb．else appear stupid 羞辱；使丢脸；驳倒；在辩论中击败（某人）
She likes to score off people when she can．一有可能她就想胜过别人。
I hate conversations where people try to score off each other．我讨厌人们那种彼此都想驳倒对方的谈话。

score up

set down as a record 记下
The innkeeper scored up the man's indebtedness on the slate．酒店老板把那个人欠的帐记在石板上。

settle a score with

Idiom(s): settle a score with someone AND settle the score (with someone)

Theme: SOLUTION

to clear up a problem with someone; to get even with someone. (Slang.)
• John wants to settle a score with his neighbor.
• Tom, it's time you and I settled the score.

have a score to settle

Idiom(s): have a score to settle (with sb)

Theme: ARGUMENT - SETTLE

to have a problem to clear up with someone; to have to get even with someone about something.
• I have a score to settle with John.
• John and I have a score to settle.

settle the score

settle a score|score|settle|wipe out an old score

To hurt (someone) in return for a wrong or loss. John settled an old score with Bob by beating him.
Compare: GET BACK AT, GET EVEN.

the score|know|know the score|score

n., slang The truth; the real story or information; what is really happening; the way people and the world really are. Very few people know the score in politics. You are too young to know the score yet. What's the score anyhow? When will the program begin?
Compare: KNOW ONE'S STUFF, KNOW ONE'S WAY AROUND, THE ROPES.

box score

box score
1) A detailed summary of actions or an event, as in The President wanted to base his reelection campaign on his box score. The term comes from baseball, where since about 1910 it has signified a statistical summary in table form of the essential details of a game. About 1930 it began to be used figuratively, especially by politicians referring to their own record while in office.
2) In military slang, the number of dead, wounded, or missing in action. For example, Never mind the details of the battle; just give the lieutenant the box score. [c. 1950]

settle a score

settle a score
Also, settle or wipe out an old score or scores. Get even, avenge a grievance or an injury. For example, Wendy settled an old score with Bill when she made him wait for half an hour in the rain. These expressions, dating from the mid-1800s to early 1900s, all use score in the sense of “an account” or “bill.” Also see pay off, def. 3.

the score

the score
see know the score.