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Definition

To seek or obtain revenge against someone.

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Origins

By analogy to scorekeeping in sports.

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In Context

  • "Near-synonyms: pay off old scores, pay back in someone's own coin"
  • "When the student pulled a prank on the principal, the principal evened the score by giving the student a suspension."
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See Also

  • keep score
  • scoreboard
  • scorekeeper
  • scorekeeping
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