John settled an old score with Bob by beating him.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
wipe out an old score — See: SETTLE A SCORE … Dictionary of American idioms
wipe out an old score — See: SETTLE A SCORE … Dictionary of American idioms
score — See: SETTLE A SCORE also WIPE OUT AN OLD SCORE, THE SCORE … Dictionary of American idioms
score — See: SETTLE A SCORE also WIPE OUT AN OLD SCORE, THE SCORE … Dictionary of American idioms
score — See: settle a score also wipe out an old score, the score … Словарь американских идиом
settle\ a\ score — • settle a score • 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. Compare: get back at, get even … Словарь американских идиом
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./ Compare: GET BACK AT, GET EVEN … Dictionary of American idioms
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./ Compare: GET BACK AT, GET EVEN … Dictionary of American idioms
exterminate — exterminate, extirpate, eradicate, uproot, deracinate, wipe are comparable when they mean to effect the destruction or abolition of something. Exterminate implies utter extinction; it therefore usually implies a killing off {efforts to… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
retaliate — v 1. return like for like, give tit for tat, give a blow for a blow, give a Roland for an Oliver, take an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, give measure for measure or pound for pound; give [s.o.] a dose or taste of his own medicine, pay [s … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
