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even the score

verb as in get even

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But the Bulldogs couldn’t even the score and when the final whistle blew, the Kangaroos ran off the field and up into the stands to celebrate their historic accomplishment.

A year ago, the Highlanders rallied for 10 runs in the sixth inning to even the score.

And as the negative coverage of Trump adds up, the media seizes disproportionately on Biden’s foibles and fumbles as if to even the score.

But the rest of the game belonged to Colombia with Andrés Reyes and Roger Martínez scoring 14 minutes apart midway through the second half to even the score, setting up Andrés Gómez to win it for the South Americans two minutes into stoppage time.

Sam Coffey scored in the 62nd minute from the top of the box to even the score.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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