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settle an (old) score
idiom(alsosettle (old) scores)
to harm someone because they have harmed you in the past: 清算旧账，报复
The president used his speech to settle some old scores with his opponents.总统利用他的演说跟对手算了一笔旧账。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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avenge
avenger
bite
bite back (at someone/something)
counter-retaliation
eye
fix
karma
medicine
pay
pay someone/something back
reprisal
retaliate
retaliation
strike
that will show someoneidiom
tit for tat
two can play at that gameidiom
vengeance
vengeful
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