"pay off old scores" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: pays off old scores [present, singular, third-person], paying off old scores [participle, present], paid off old scores [participle, past], paid off old scores [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|pay<,,paid> off old scores|head=pay off old scores}} pay off old scores (third-person singular simple present pays off old scores, present participle paying off old scores, simple past and past participle paid off old scores)
  1. To settle old grudges by taking revenge. Related terms: even the score, revenge is a dish best served cold
    Sense id: en-pay_off_old_scores-en-verb-e3ohse1r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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