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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Valeri Nichushkin collected his first goal since missing 21 games with a lower-body injury to even the score.
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Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2025
Then midway through the third period, after the Leafs had managed to even the score, being without Tanev looked to hurt once again.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Breakdown 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, 22 Feb. 2025
As President Trump uses tariffs as a weapon in his quest to even the score on trade with the world, Asia is emerging as target No. 1.
—Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2025
Then midway through the third period, after the Leafs had managed to even the score, being without Tanev looked to hurt once again.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Breakdown 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, 22 Feb. 2025
As President Trump uses tariffs as a weapon in his quest to even the score on trade with the world, Asia is emerging as target No. 1.
—Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Even the score.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/even%20the%20score. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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