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knowing the score

knowing the score is the present participle and gerund of know the score.

Meaning of know the score

Verb

know the score (third-person singular simple present knows the score, present participle knowing the score, simple past knew the score, past participle known the score)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To be aware of a situation, especially of the consequences of misconduct.
    • I've seen it before / I know the score / You're trying to be wild and carefree / You really can't take it no more1980, “Somehow”, in New Clear Days, performed by The Vapors

Questions about knowing the score

What is knowing the score the present participle and gerund of?
Knowing the score is the present participle and gerund of know the score.

Words near knowing the score in the dictionary

  1. knowing someone from the man on the moon
  2. knowing someone in the biblical sense
  3. knowing the difference between one's ass and a hole in the ground
  4. knowing the drill
  5. knowing the ropes
  6. knowing the score
  7. knowing the shit
  8. knowing what is what
  9. knowing what o'clock it is
  10. knowing what side of one's bread is buttered
  11. knowing what side of the bread is buttered

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