know the score

phrase

informal

: to have a good understanding of a situation

Now that she knows the score, she won't make the same mistake again.

Examples of know the score in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To sit still now would send a terrible message to a clubhouse full of pros, all of whom know the score. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026

Someone close might not know the score themselves, or might be hiding it. — Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026

Someone close might not know the score themselves, or might be hiding it — either way, go cautiously. — Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2026

Funnily enough, Baker, a lovely, understated, genuinely humble guy, seemed to know the score before any of the rest of us did. — Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2025

For the most part, the reality vets on The Traitors are people who know the score. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2024

And after months of comparing notes on picket lines, millennial and Gen Z members of the WGA know the score on how things used to work. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 11 Oct. 2023

Perhaps those late-arriving crowds in Miami actually do know the score, after all. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2023

East Hartford senior captain Cooper Lavigne, wrestling for fifth place at 152 pounds, didn’t know the score. — Lori Riley, courant.com, 25 Feb. 2022

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