С728
СВОДИТЬ/СВЕСТИ СЧЁТЫ с кем
VPsubj:
humanmore often this
WO)
1. to make a (mutual) settlement of financial accounts with s.o. , pay s.o. what one owes him
X свёл счёты с Y-ом - X squared accounts with Y
X settled (up) accounts with YX settled up with YX paid up (what he owed Y).
2. (more often impfv (pres or infin with не будем, не надо etc)) to take revenge for an offense or injury
X свёл счёты с Y-ом - X settled a score with Y
X got even with YX got back at YX paid Y backX settled accounts (with Y).
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