verb · irregular · intransitive · rare

pay off old scores

pay off old scores · pays off old scores · paid off old scores · paying off old scores

heimzahlen

To settle old grudges by taking revengeTo settle old grudges by taking revenge.

Meaning

1 senses

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

pays off old scores, paying off old scores, paid off old scores, paid off old scores

Base form	pay off old scores · to pay off old scores
3rd person singular	pays off old scores
Present participle	paying off old scores
Past simple	paid off old scores
Past participle	paid off old scores

irregular · Lesson

I, you, we, they	pay off old scores
he, she, it	pays off old scores

all persons

paid off old scores

I, you, we, they	have paid off old scores
he, she, it	has paid off old scores

all persons

will pay off old scores

3 synonyms

3 lessons