even the score
idiom
1
: to get enough points, goals, runs, etc., to have the same score as one's opponent : to tie the score in a game
They evened the score at 5–5.
2
: to harm or punish someone who caused one harm
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With Tampa Bay trailing 3-2 in the second period, Guentzel whipped a wrist shot past Bobrovsky to even the score.
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Josh Yohe, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Bivol 2: Prediction And Pick The only fighter to go the distance with Beterbiev, Bivol looks to even the score with the man who handed him his first career loss.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Draisaitl scored his second of the evening and 40th of the season to even the score with 4:01 remaining in the second.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2025
Set on exacting retribution, Doll hightails it back to his home in Los Angeles to even the score with the real murderer and the cartel’s bagman, all while keeping nominally true to Buddhist principles.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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Josh Yohe, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Bivol 2: Prediction And Pick The only fighter to go the distance with Beterbiev, Bivol looks to even the score with the man who handed him his first career loss.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Draisaitl scored his second of the evening and 40th of the season to even the score with 4:01 remaining in the second.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2025
Set on exacting retribution, Doll hightails it back to his home in Los Angeles to even the score with the real murderer and the cartel’s bagman, all while keeping nominally true to Buddhist principles.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Even the score.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/even%20the%20score. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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