Even the score Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈivɪn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈskɔɹ

EE-vin thuh SKOR

UK

ˈiːvən/ /ðə, ði/ /skˈɔː

EE-vuhn thuh SKAW

परिभाषा

To make things equal in a competition or situation, especially after being behind or hurt; can also mean to get revenge on someone.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

Informal, common in both sports and everyday situations of revenge or fairness. In sports, it means to make the scores equal. In life, it often implies payback. Not used for minor disagreements.

• Spanish: igualar el marcador - desquitarse
• Portuguese (BR): igualar o placar - vingar-se
• Portuguese (PT): empatar o resultado - vingar-se
• Chinese (Simplified): 扳平比分 - 报复
• Chinese (Traditional): 扳平比分 - 報復
• Hindi: स्कोर बराबर करना - बदला लेना
• Arabic: تعادل النتيجة - الانتقام
• Bengali: সমতা করা - প্রতিশোধ নেওয়া
• Russian: сравнять счет - отомстить
• Japanese: 同点にする - 仕返しをする
• Vietnamese: gỡ hòa - trả đũa
• Korean: 동점을 만들다 - 복수하다
• Turkish: skoru eşitlemek - intikam almak
• Urdu: برابر کرنا - بدلہ لینا
• Indonesian: menyamakan skor - membalas dendam

उदाहरण वाक्य

He scored a goal to even the score in the last minute.

basic

She wanted to even the score after her friend played a prank on her.

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We must win this round to even the score.

basic

After what he did to me, I just had to even the score.

natural

Jess fought hard to even the score after falling behind in the game.

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Sometimes you just have to even the score and stand up for yourself.

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