Rate this phrase:4.0 / 1 vote

even the score

To get revenge against someone.

Etymology:

  • An analogy to scorekeeping in sports.
343 Views
“

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

Collection   Edit    

Submitted on July 10, 2018

Translation

Find a translation for the even the score phrase in other languages:

incluso la puntuación

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Nearby phrases

Some more phrases from our dictionary similar to even the score

draw eveneven handedeven outcall it eveneven-stevendon't even think about iteven moneyeven keelfour score and seven years agoit's not even funnyit isn't even funnyit is not even funnyeven keelnot even

How to pronounce this phrase?

Discuss this even the score phrase with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this even the score definition to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "even the score." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 21 Dec. 2024. <https://www.phrases.com/phrase/even-the-score_25577>.

    Powered by CITE.ME Cite.Me

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest human-edited phrases collection on the web!

    Quiz

    Are you a phrases master?

    »
    As blind as a...
    A Bat
    B Cat
    C Sheep
    D Fish

    Browse Phrases.com

    #ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ