settling accounts with

A form of settle accounts with — To bring (an argument, etc.) to a peaceful but resigned conclusion.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of settle accounts with
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settling accounts with. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/settling%20accounts%20with

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“settling accounts with.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/settling%20accounts%20with. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “settling accounts with,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/settling%20accounts%20with.

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