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three score and tenA life span. The number 70 (= 60 + 10).Rate it:

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four score and seven years agoAs an opener, a sometimes sarcastic indicator to indicate a past event being mentioned is particularly important.Rate it:

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even the scoreTo get revenge against someone.Rate it:

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four score and seven years ago87 years prior to today.Rate it:

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go off at scoreOf a horse, to break suddenly into a gallop; of a person, suddenly to say or do something impetuous.Rate it:

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know the scoreBe aware of a situation, especially of the consequences of misconduct.Rate it:

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no scoreIn a sporting event, a score of zero to zero.Rate it:

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score offUsed other than as an idiom: see score, off. To score from.Rate it:

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score offTo delete or remove (especially from a list); to score out, strike out or strike off, cross out or cross off; to draw a line through.Rate it:

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score offTo defeat (especially in an argument), get the better of, achieve a success over, gain an advantage or win points over, make a point to the detriment or at the expense of, make appear foolish. Sometimes with particle on (someone).Rate it:

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Settle an Old ScoreTo take revenge for one’s wrong actions being done in the past, to get even with someoneRate it:

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apron stringA symbol of the domestic ties binding a male to a female (as a husband to a wife or a son to a mother).Rate it:

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apron stringOne of the pair of strings or narrow sewn cloth strips used to fasten an apron around the wearer's waist.Rate it:

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second stringIn sports, a unit of players that plays behind the first string.Rate it:

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another string to one's bowAnother skill, ability or resource when one fails.Rate it:

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apron string holdAn estate held by a man during his wife's life.Rate it:

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apron-string holdAn estate held by a man during his wife's life.Rate it:

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harp on one stringTo dwell on a single subject with disagreeable or wearisome persistence.Rate it:

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how long is a piece of stringUsed as a response to a question such as "How long will it take?" or "How big is it?" when the length or size is unknown, infinite, or variable.Rate it:

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second stringNot as good; of a lower quality or condition.Rate it:

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string alongTo keep somebody falsely believing that one has certain intentions.Rate it:

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string attachedA condition.Rate it:

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string onTo continue to convince of something untrue; to maintain a lie or scam aimed at.Rate it:

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string to one's bowA lover, paramour or suitor.Rate it:

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string to one's bowA skill, ability or resource.Rate it:

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string togetherTo put together in a series or sequence.Rate it:

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string togetherTo connect or attach using string or a string-like material.Rate it:

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string upTo die by hanging.Rate it:

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string upTo kill by hanging, especially to lynch.Rate it:

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string upTo suspend by means of rope, cord or similar material.Rate it:

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third stringA unit of players that plays behind the first and second strings; a junior varsity team.Rate it:

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third stringOf a decidedly lower quality or condition.Rate it:

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a purple patchBritish (Informal) a run of success or good fortune. "people expect him to score in every game now he's hit a purple patch."Rate it:

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from the East German judgeUsed for comedic effect with an imaginary score in a competition because of the reputation of East German judges for giving low scores to non-East Germans.Rate it:

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cherry pickTo position oneself near the opponent's goal to attempt to receive an errant or intentional pass for an easy score, as in basketball or versions of soccer where offsides are not enforced.Rate it:

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chip shotA shot in which the ball is kicked from underneath with accuracy but with less than maximum force, to launch it high into the air in order either to pass it over the heads of opponents or to score a goal.Rate it:

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golden duckThe score of zero runs after getting out on the first ball faced.Rate it:

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tickle the twineTo score a goal in ice hockeyRate it:

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tie upTo secure with rope, string, etc.Rate it:

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break one's duckTo score one's first run in an innings.Rate it:

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play by earTo play guided by one's memory of the sound, rather than from a written score.Rate it:

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valetudinis excusatione utito excuse oneself on the score of health.Rate it:

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angle for farthingsTo beg out of a prison window with a cap, or box, let down at the end of a long string.Rate it:

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blindAn 1800s baseball term meaning no score.Rate it:

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break the deadlockTo score the first goal or point in a competitionRate it:

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bridgeThe piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.Rate it:

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call off the dogsDuring a one-sided sports contest, to remove the first-string unit of a team from the game after dominating the opponent.Rate it:

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cat's cradleA children's string game.Rate it:

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cats cradlegame using stringRate it:

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chalk offTo record a score or event, as if on a chalkboard.Rate it:

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