keep score
Record the tally
Keep score is to track points or progress in a game or competition: Who's keeping score?
The phrase extends to any situation where someone tallies wrongs or maintains a mental record of grievances: She keeps score of every slight.
To not keep score suggests generosity—not tracking what you're owed.
- tabulateArrange data in columns
- tallyRecorded count
- pointsUnits of tally
- recordPreserved account or achievement
- scoreboardGame progress display
mark · standings · grudges · tit for tat · leaderboard · win · competition · total · loss · statistics · quantification · tracking · settle · accountability · memory · mental note · reciprocity · rivalry
grudge-holding
keep scoreforgive and forget
Absolve and dismiss resentment
let bygones be bygones · let it go · wipe the slate clean · turn the other cheek · move on
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