[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

get back at

[get back at] {v.}, {informal} To do something bad to (someone who has done something bad to you) hurt in return. * /John played a joke on Henry, and next […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

wipe out an old score

[wipe out an old score] See: [SETTLE A SCORE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Lee Trevino

(1939--) U.S. golfer My wife doesn't care what I do when I'm away, as long as I don't have a good time.

make it snappy

[make it snappy] {v. phr.}, {informal} To move quickly; be fast; hurry. - Usually used as a command. * /"Make it snappy," […]

take in

[take in] {v.} 1. To include. * /The country's boundaries were changed to fake in a piece of land beyond the river./ * /The […]

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You need a strong stomach to digest luck.

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four corners

[four corners] {n.} All parts of a place. * /People came from the four corners of the world to see him./ * /He has been to […]

on paper

[on paper] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} Judging by appearances only and not by past performance; in theory; theoretically. * /On […]

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