pay off old scores in English

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] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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)

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      "form": "pays off old scores",
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    {
      "form": "paying off old scores",
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        "present"
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    {
      "form": "paid off old scores",
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    },
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "glosses": [
        "To settle old grudges by taking revenge."
      ],
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          "revenge"
        ]
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        "(informal, idiomatic) To settle old grudges by taking revenge."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "even the score"
        },
        {
          "word": "revenge is a dish best served cold"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pay off old scores"
}

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    {
      "form": "pays off old scores",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "paying off old scores",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "paid off old scores",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "paid off old scores",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "pay<,,paid> off old scores",
        "head": "pay off old scores"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
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    }
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      "glosses": [
        "To settle old grudges by taking revenge."
      ],
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          "settle"
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          "grudge",
          "grudge"
        ],
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          "revenge"
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        "(informal, idiomatic) To settle old grudges by taking revenge."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pay off old scores"
}

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"pay off old scores" meaning in English

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