even score
Neither side leads
An even score is a situation where neither side has an advantage—points tied in a game, or grievances balanced between rivals.
To settle the score or even the score is to retaliate, restoring balance after a perceived wrong: He was looking to even the score after last year's loss.
We're even signals that debts or slights have been squared.
- settleReach final terms
- revengePunishing a wrongdoer
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
- eye for an eyePunishment matching the offense
- tallyRecorded count
tie · draw · level · level playing field · square · grudge · bad blood · retaliation · balance · quits · match · deadlock · vengeance · equalizer · rivalry · comeback · retribution · standoff
even scoreblowout
Sudden tire failure
landslide · rout · crushing defeat · mismatch · shutout
even scoredecisive victory
Overwhelming win, clear outcome
walkover · shutout · crushing defeat · total domination · knockout
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