even the score

短语

发音

AU

词形变化

evened the score evening the score evens the score 三单 evens the score evening the score 现在分词 evened the score 过去式 evened the score 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To seek or obtain revenge against someone.

    习语

    Near-synonyms: pay off old scores, pay back in someone's own coin

    When the student pulled a prank on the principal, the principal evened the score by giving the student a suspension.

词源

By analogy to scorekeeping in sports.

来源：wiktionary