| 词汇 | even |
| 释义 | IDIOMSLANG EVEN neck and neck exactly even, especially in a race or a contest. (Informal.)John and Tom finished the race neck and neck.Mary and Ann were neck and neck in the spelling contest. Their scores were tied. nip and tuck almost even; almost tied. (Informal. Fixed order.)The horses ran nip and tuck for the first half of the race. Then my horse pulled ahead.In the football game last Saturday, both teams were nip and tuck throughout the game. square up with someone to pay someone what one owes; to pay one's share of something to someone. (Informal.)I'll square up with you later if you pay the whole bill now.Bob said he would square up with Tom for his share of the gas. teach someone a lesson to get even with someone for bad behavior.John tripped me, so I punched him. That ought to teach him a lesson.That taught me a lesson. I won't do it again. even out even out if the way that something is shared or divided evens out, it becomes more equal: Some people seem to get all the luck - but it usually evens out in the end. The payments you make will even out over the year. even out sth • even sth out to make something become more equal, by sharing or spreading something more equally: We want to try and even out the work load a little, so that nobody has more than they can handle. even up even up sth • even sth up to make a situation more equal or fair, especially in a game or competition: Mike came in and joined our team, which helped to even things up a little. When we needed one more player to even up the sides in football, we used to ask Bob. *even(with someone) not being indebted to someone for money; no longer needing to retaliate against someone. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) I will get even with you for breaking my baseball bat! Jimmy got even with Bill by punching him in the nose.
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