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'a score to settle' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is usually used to refer to someone who feels that they have been wronged in some way, and thus wants to take revenge or get revenge on the person or group that wronged them. For example: "John always felt like he had a score to settle with his former boss, so he was thrilled when he finally got the chance to show them what he was capable of."
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New York has a score to settle.
They have a score to settle.
The Islanders had a score to settle.
Meanwhile, Sorenstam has a score to settle at Pumpkin Ridge.
But Amiralay had a score to settle, too.
"I know we have a score to settle".
Johnson is the new Buccaneer who has a score to settle with his old team.
Many still feel they have a score to settle with "the Arabs".
A revitalized Mount Sunapee has a score to settle with northbound traffic.
"Some people have a score to settle with the Canadians," the member said.
Among the American men, there remains a sense of a score to settle in Athens.
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