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settle accounts
phrasal
: to make up a quarrel or breach by requital or by agreeing to terms

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settle accounts
● account

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settle an account/settle accounts/ phrase
to end a disagreement or argument with someone by defeating them

They threatened to settle accounts with those who opposed them.

Thesaurus: ending, solving and avoiding arguments and fightshyponym arguments and arguingsynonym
Main entry: account

Useful english dictionary. 2012.