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know the score





VERB
know the ropes
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"Everyone seems to know the score, they've seen it all before."

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 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

Which felt like his way of saying, The jig is up; we all know the score.

From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2022

I am sure Rooney et al will know the score in Wales, though.

From The Guardian ● May 8, 2021

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




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