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Sco Idiom

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.

discombobulate

upset, excite, agitate That whistle discombobulates my dog. He barks and howls.

great Scot

good gravy, gosh, heavens "When Dale gets excited, he says, ""Great Scot!"""

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.

scoff

steal, pinch People who scoff books from the library are thieves.

scoop

news report, story What's the scoop on the murder? Do you know who did it?

scoop them

get news before they do, print the story first "The reporter said, ""We scooped them all on the Harding story."""

score to settle

(See a score to settle)

scot free

free of work or discipline, not asked to pay, get off Four members of the gang were convicted, but two went scot free.

scout's honor

"what I say is the truth; the gospel truth" We didn't take your golf ball - scout's honor.

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.

beam me up Scotty

(interj) give me crack

Frisco

San Francisco. Home of JT the bigga figga.

Scooby Doo

1. the cartoon character
2. a blunt
3. the B-side on Lick a Shot (US)

scope

1. to look at something
2. to stare down someone

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。

scornful of

feeling contempt for；holding in scorn 鄙视；看不起
He is scornful of such a selfish and haughty man．他藐视这样一个自私又狂妄的人。

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.

go scot-free

Idiom(s): go scot-free AND get off scot-free

Theme: FREEDOM

to go unpunished; to be acquitted of a crime. (This scot is an old word meaning "tax" or "tax burden.")
• The thief went scot-free.
• Jane cheated on the test and got caught, but she got off scot-free.

settle the score

get off scot-free

Get away scot-free

If someone gets away scot-free, they are not punished when they have done something wrong. ('Get off scot-free' is an alternative.)

Great Scott

An exclamation of surprise.

Scotch Mist

The phrase 'Scotch mist' is used humorously to refer to something that is hard to find or doesn't exist - something imagined.

Scot-free

To escape and not have to pay.

cub scout|cub|scout

n. A member of the Cub Scouts, the junior branch of the Boy Scouts for boys 8-10 years of age. Jimmie is only seven, too young to be a Cub Scout.

good scout|good|scout

n. phr. A friendly, kind or good-natured person, a nice fellow. Tommy is such a good egg that everybody wants to be his friend.
Synonym: REGULAR GUY.
Antonym: BAD EGG.

great Scott|Godfrey|Scott|great|great Godfrey

interj., informal A saying usually used to show surprise or anger. Great Godfrey! Uncle Willie is sitting on top of the flagpole! Great guns! The lion is out of his cage. Great Scott! Who stole my watch?

scot-free|free|scot

adj. phr. Without punishment; completely free. In spite of his obvious guilt, the jury acquitted him and he got off scot-free.

scotch broth|broth|scotch

n. A thick barley soup with vegetables and mutton or beef. Mother cooked a hearty scotch broth for dinner.

scout around|scout

v. phr. To search for; look around. When we first came to town, we had to scout around for a suitable apartment.

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.

talent scout|scout|talent

n. phr. A person employed by a large organization to seek out promising and gifted individuals. Gordon has been working as a talent scout for a television program.
Compare: HEAD HUNTING².

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.

at a discount

at a discount
At a lower than usual price; also, held in low esteem. For example, I'm holding off on buying a computer until I can get one at a discount, or Liberals are at a discount in the present administration. The first usage, mainly found in business and commerce, dates from about 1700. The figurative usage is about a century newer.

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]

discount

discount
see at a discount.

good scout

good scout
see good egg, a.

hell has no fury like a woman scorned

hell has no fury like a woman scorned
No anger is worse than that of a jilted woman. For example, Nancy has nothing good to say about Tom—hell has no fury, you know. This term is a shortening of William Congreve's lines, “Heav'n has no rage, like love to hatred turn'd, nor Hell a fury like a woman scorn'd” (The Mourning Bride, 1697). Similar lines appear in several plays of the same period. Today the proverb is often shortened even more, as in the example.

scoot over

scoot over
Move to the side, especially to make room. For example, If you scoot over a little I'll have room to sit down. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s]

scoring position, in

scoring position, in
About to succeed, as in The publisher is in scoring position with that instant book about the trial. This term comes from sports, where it signifies being in a spot where scoring is likely. In baseball it refers to a situation in which a runner is on second or third base. The figurative use of the term dates from the second half of the 1900s.

scorpion

scorpion
the Scorpion
Scorpius, the constellation, or Scorpio, the eighth sign of the zodiac

scot

scot
see get off.

scot and lot

scot and lot
pay scot and lot
To pay in full.

Scotch

Scotch
the Scotch
the Scottish people

Scottish

Scottish
the Scottish
the Scottish people

scout

scout
see good egg, a.