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pays off old scores

pays off old scores is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pay off old scores.

Meaning of pay off old scores

Verb

pay off old scores (third-person singular simple present pays off old scores, present participle paying off old scores, simple past and past participle paid off old scores)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To settle old grudges by taking revenge.
    • Near-synonyms: even the score, settle the score, settle a score

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Pays off old scores is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pay off old scores.

Words near pays off old scores in the dictionary

  1. pays it forward
  2. pays nature's debt
  3. pays no heed
  4. pays no mind
  5. pays off
  6. pays off old scores
  7. pays one's addresses
  8. pays one's debt to society
  9. pays one's dues
  10. pays one's own freight
  11. pays one's own way

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