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See: THE SCORE.

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the score

[the score] {n.}, {slang} The truth; the real story or information; what is really happening; the way people and the world really are. * /Very few people know the score […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[settle a score] also [wipe out an old score] To hurt (someone) in return for a wrong or loss. * /John settled an old score with Bob by beating him./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

score

[score] See: [SETTLE A SCORE] also [WIPE OUT AN OLD SCORE], [THE SCORE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[chalk up] {v.}, {informal} 1. To write down as part of a score; record. * /The scorekeeper chalked up one more point for the home team./ 2. To make (a […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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