know the score
Example Sentences
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"Everyone seems to know the score, they've seen it all before."
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
“We didn’t know the score or what was going on in the other matches,” Martin said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2026
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
I am sure Rooney et al will know the score in Wales, though.
From The Guardian ● May 8, 2021
Her teeth are like sparkling and her eyes are like flashing and my heart is beating like crazy but I know the score.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
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