settle a score

Example Sentences

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And now he might want to settle a score with his rival.

From BBC

Liverpool have been looking to settle a score with Real since the 2018 Champions League final defeat in Kyiv - Salah's injury after a tangle with Sergio Ramos a lingering source of bitterness - but this is a hurdle they struggle to overcome, having lost to the Spaniards in the quarter-final in 2021 and in last season's final.

From BBC

Mr. Fischoeder, the eccentric landlord, has decided to settle a score with his brother by writing a play called “Hamlet, But Good This Time,” which he enlists the Belchers to stage and star in; Linda is thrilled, Bob is anxious and Louise would rather learn how to sharpen knives.

From New York Times

The feisty donkey in Mexico that was locked up to settle a score.

From Salon

Individuals armed with rage and a firearm no longer care whom they injure or kill in their desire to settle a score, the detectives say.

From Washington Post