Question

Settle an Old Score to get back at; to get revenge for past wrongs

Accepted Answer

It took her two years, but Shirley finally settled an old score with Roger. In 17th-century England, a bill was known as a "score." So if you settled your score, you paid what you owed on your back bills. This phrase is now applied to clearing up any problems with people, usually by getting even with them for bad things that they once did to you.

Idiom	Settle an Old Score
Example	It took her two years, but Shirley finally settled an old score with Roger.
Meaning	to get back at; to get revenge for past wrongs
Origin	In 17th-century England, a bill was known as a "score." So if you settled your score, you paid what you owed on your back bills. This phrase is now applied to clearing up any problems with people, usually by getting even with them for bad things that they once did to you.

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