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Idiom idiom

quit scores


To settle or balance accounts or differences; to make compensation.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

He paid the money back to quit scores with his friend.

CONTEXTUAL

After years of arguments, they finally apologized to each other to quit scores and move forward.

COMPLEX

The rivals agreed to a final settlement, hoping that this last exchange would effectively quit scores between their two families once and for all.


Related idioms3entries
  1. 01

    pay off old scores

    To settle old grudges by taking revenge.

  2. 02

    quiet quit

    To cease overachieving at one's workplace to focus on one's personal life; to do only what is reasonably or contractually required.

  3. 03

    quit while one is ahead

    To stop taking risks before one starts losing.

Last updated August 10, 2026