keep score

Verb

keep score (third-person singular simple present keeps score, present participle keeping score, simple past and past participle kept score)

1. To keep track of the score in a game.
2. (broadly, figuratively) To keep track of figures, numbers, or other details in various other contexts.
   • Too many of us are attempting to "prove" our manhood by the tired heterosexual method of "keeping score".1977 April 30, Steven Blevins, “Sexism in the Bars, Baths, and Bushes”, in Gay Community News, page 5
   1. (broadly, figuratively) To monitor and assess the actions and conduct of others, including potential infringements, conflicting objectives, or notable interactions, across interpersonal, political, and broader social domains, encompassing both offline and digital environments.
      • What I've learned I'm not really sure / Oh so many times / I've stopped keeping score / Traces and faces and people I meet / Seem to be a circle that just repeats1974, Ashford & Simpson, “Over To Where You Are”, in I Wanna Be Selfish
      • i never, EVER entered into a friendship with the idea that i was *owed* anything by that person. i never "kept score". not ever.1998 August 19, rena, “what's the deal??”, in alt.support.depression.flame (Usenet)