even the score

To avenge a wrong or make an unfair situation more equal. After Danny stole my girlfriend, I had to even the score by dating his ex. After taking a big hit, Scott tried to even the score with one of his own, but he ended up getting a penalty.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Elisabeti	-	Old Church Slavic
Lorencio	lo-REN-thyo (Spanish), lo-REN-syo (Latin American Spanish)	Medieval Spanish
Opal	['əupəl]
Shaina	-	Yiddish
Luba	-	Russian, Ukrainian
Madelaine	-	English (Rare)