Settle A Score With (someone) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Settle A Score With (someone) Idiom mean?

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settle a score with (someone) What does settle a score with (someone) mean?	to retaliate against someone, to pay someone back for a past wrong	My boss is trying to settle a score with one of my co-workers for something that happened several years ago.
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turps What does "turps" mean?	turpentine

chotchke What does "chotchke" mean?	small item; trinket
goody What does "goody" mean?	something good, favored, or appealing
still waters run deep What does "still waters run deep" mean?	a quiet person may have much knowledge or deep feelings	The salesman was very quiet but still waters run deep and away from work he was the most knowledgeable and emotional person that you could meet.
naked eye What does "naked eye" mean?	the human eye (with no binoculars etc.)	It was difficult to see the bird with the naked eye.
for peanuts What does "for peanuts" mean?	for very little money, for almost nothing	I was able to buy a used computer for peanuts.

apples and oranges What does "apples and oranges" mean?	idiom. two things that cannot be compared.	It's apples and oranges. You can't compare them.
cry wolf What does "cry wolf" mean?	to warn of danger that is not there	The man is always crying wolf and now nobody believes him.
come a cropper What does "come a cropper" mean?	to fail	I think that the man will come a cropper in the chess tournament.
Yesterday's man or Yesterday's woman What does "Yesterday's man or Yesterday's woman" mean?	Someone, especially a politician or celebrity, whose career is over or on the decline is yesterday's man or woman.

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Settle A Score With (someone) Idiom