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known the score

known the score is the past participle 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 known the score

What is known the score the past participle of?
Known the score is the past participle of know the score.

Words near known the score in the dictionary

  1. known someone from the man in the moon
  2. known someone from the man on the moon
  3. known someone in the biblical sense
  4. known the difference between one's ass and a hole in the ground
  5. known the drill
  6. known the score
  7. known the shit
  8. known universe
  9. known universes
  10. known unknown
  11. known unknowns

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