What does "settle scores" mean in?

Question

Carly Fiorian says she wrote her memoir, "Tough Choices," to share lessons from her 25 years in business, first at At&T and then as CEO of HP-not to settle scores.

Answer 1

Also, settle or wipe out an old score or scores. Get even, avenge a grievance or an injury. For example, Wendy settled an old score with Bill when she made him wait for half an hour in the rain. These expressions, dating from the mid-1800s to early 1900s, all use score in the sense of "an account" or "bill."

Answer 2

"Settle scores" is related to the idea of "payback" or "revenge". To finish a grudge, vendetta, feud... with some sort of equalising harm done to the other party.

From the number of words for it, it seems that humans are quite likely to do this sort of thing.

the "Score" derives from an old, very old, accounting system of making marks, scores, on a stick to keep count of goods or livestock. The stick could then be split lengthways, providing a comfirmable record to two parties. (A score in cricket is "20", as well as the running total. This was, perhaps, one stick-full.)

Answer 3

in english, it's slang for getting even. to settle a score means just that. it's slang (words) upon slang. when in a real or imagined competition, people tend to keep a score on who's on top, who's winning, who lost or who did some kind of unkind thing to another. after a period of time, if and when you are able, most people like to settle their scores or even up the old odds and 'get even'. i guess you're not from the usa or england. it's a term used over the years & it's a form of revenge. nothing like it!

Answer 4

In the corporate world and/or in the world's of well known companies, what you say, particularly in print, can be labeled by readers--particularly people associated presently or in the past with the companies mentioned--as someone who is out to "settle a score" (ie: there's something they want to set straight).

Answer 5

you have misinterpreted the word. it particularly is "on no account settle for much less (than what you deserve)" not "on no account calm down." maximum females DO elect to calm down. it particularly is not what's being pronounced in any respect. "He did not extremely care approximately me. So we are by way of." "stable! on no account settle." the assumption is to attend till you come across the dazzling guy -- which does not recommend "appropriate" yet the place the flaws maximum mandatory to you're there. desire this cleared it up.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

What she is saying is that in her book, are facts,figures and stories that will be unpopular, and detrimental to certain people and probably she will name names,so in this "so called" memoir of hers, is lots of gossip - her side of the story.... nothing but "fodder"! - and her words now are too late, she is trying to cover her ***! she wrote this book to tell and nothing more - and hide it under the word - memoir - the National Enquirer would have done it better..and she would have made more money.