Multiple choice

Directions: Find out the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase from the four alternatives.

To pay off old scores

  1. To take revenge

  2. To confess

  3. Exaggerate

  4. To give money
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Explanation

To 'pay off old scores' means to take revenge or settle past grievances by retaliating for wrongs suffered previously. The 'score' here refers to a debt or grievance to be settled, and 'paying off' means settling it through retaliation. It doesn't mean confessing, exaggerating, or giving money - it's about vengeance for past wrongs.

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