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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

If you don’t want to know the score, you’re out of luck: Liverpool won 2-0.

From The Guardian Aug. 21, 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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