know the score
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“We didn’t know the score or what was going on in the other matches,” Martin said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026
Montoya can at least claim to know the score, since he was a Spanish reality TV veteran before romantic distress transformed him into a heartsick Sonic the Hedgehog.
From Salon • Mar. 13, 2025
But West Ham know the score now on these European nights and, despite a wobble after conceding they dusted themselves down, made changes and dragged their way to victory.
From BBC • Sep. 21, 2023
I am sure Rooney et al will know the score in Wales, though.
From The Guardian • May 8, 2021
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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