know the score
Example Sentences
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If you’re reading this, you already know the score, along with all the best lines and most memorable “bad hombres” — Corporal Hicks, Hudson, Vasquez, Bishop and the rest.
From Salon • Jul. 4, 2025
But West Ham know the score now on these European nights and, despite a wobble after conceding they dusted themselves down, made changes and dragged their way to victory.
From BBC • Sep. 21, 2023
You probably know the score already, but never mind that: It’s all about the way it makes you feel.
From New York Times • May 7, 2020
Storm Lake needs Tom Cullen hounding the sheriff and the school superintendent on the phone so we know the score.
From The Guardian • Apr. 6, 2020
They themselves did know the score, and they knew that the odds were in their favor, And, really, I knew it, too.
From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
