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2022-05-14 11:05
Settle old scores (with someone) phrase
To punish or harm someone in return for something bad they did to you in the past.
She is determined to settle old scores with those who bullied her.
He vowed to settle old scores with the man who had humiliate him in front of his colleagues.
Even after I had settled old scores with him, I didn't feel better.
I know that “letting go” is probably the healthiest move, but wanting to settle old scores is often much more appealing.
To do something disadvantageous or harmful to yourself in order to hurt someone else
To want to avenge
Get revenge.
1. To pay someone for work that they have done or debt they are owed.
2. To do something that displays contempt for one. (Used sarcastically or ironically.)
3. If you repay (one) for something, you try or intend to retaliate against someone for something bad they have done to you.
The verb "settle" must be conjugated according to its tense.
This phrase dates from the 17th century.
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