英语习语 | settle an old score 清算旧账

settle a score/an account (with sb)
settle an old score
（和某人）算账，清算旧账；报复（某人）

• ‘Who would do such a thing?’ ‘Maybe someone with an old score to settle.’
  “谁做得出这样的事呢？”“也许是结有宿怨的人吧。”
• ...until the great day came when the Germans could finally settle accounts with the British...
  直到德国人最终能和英国人清算旧账的重大日子的来临
• Their sleep is regularly disturbed by the sound of gunfire as criminal gangs settle their nightly accounts.
  他们经常被黑帮每晚火拼的枪声所吵醒。