know the score
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"Everyone seems to know the score, they've seen it all before."
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
If you’re reading this, you already know the score, along with all the best lines and most memorable “bad hombres” — Corporal Hicks, Hudson, Vasquez, Bishop and the rest.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2025
If you don’t want to know the score, you’re out of luck: Liverpool won 2-0.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 21, 2021
You probably know the score already, but never mind that: It’s all about the way it makes you feel.
From New York Times ● May 7, 2020
They themselves did know the score, and they knew that the odds were in their favor, And, really, I knew it, too.
From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
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