settle a score/account

FINISH DOING somethingto do something to hurt or cause trouble for someone because they have harmed or offended you 清算积怨，报宿仇

Did he have any enemies – someone with an old score to settle?

他是不是有什么仇人——和他结有宿怨的人？

Examples from the Corpus

settle a score/account• Schiavo certainly deserves no credit for scaring people needlessly just to settle a score.• Boudjema believes that the opposition parties are settling a score with the Socialist government and using the schoolgirls as a scapegoat.

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单词	settle a score/account
释义	settle a score/account settle a score/account FINISH DOING somethingto do something to hurt or cause trouble for someone because they have harmed or offended you 清算积怨，报宿仇 Did he have any enemies – someone with an old score to settle? 他是不是有什么仇人——和他结有宿怨的人？ Examples from the Corpus settle a score/account• Schiavo certainly deserves no credit for scaring people needlessly just to settle a score.• Boudjema believes that the opposition parties are settling a score with the Socialist government and using the schoolgirls as a scapegoat. → settle a score/account at settle(1)
随便看	shouldst should the need arise should-the-need-arise shout shout at the top of voice shout at the top of your voice shout down shout down sb shout down somebody shouted shouter shouters shout from the rooftops shout head off shout in shout in anger shout in frustration shouting shouting shouting-match shouting match shouting match shoutingmatch shouting matches shoutings