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Longforest Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

About "keep score"~

There is a sentence in Bill Clinton's book My Life: That's the way I kept score. Could anybody tell me what does "kept score" mean? I simply couldn't understand that. Thanks a lot!
  

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Without context, it's hard to say. It could be anything from how he rates his life to how he keeps track of who has caused problems for him.

— BarbaraPA

  • Without context, it's hard to say.
  • It could be anything from how he rates his life to how he keeps track of who has caused problems for him.
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Without context, it's hard to say. It could be anything from how he rates his life to how he keeps track of who has caused problems for him.
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Longforest
There is a sentence in Bill Clinton's book My Life: That's the way I kept score. Could anybody tell me what does "kept score" mean? I simply couldn't understand that. Thanks a lot!

In card games, we use a pencil and a pad to "keep score", to keep track of the points earned by individual players. This e
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Thank you, guys, for tring to help me. I think I have had a better understanding of that sentence now.[D] My treat, enjoy it!
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LongforestThank you, guys, for tring to help me. I think I have had a better understanding of that sentence now.[D] My treat, enjoy it!
The martini didn't quite make it to Seattle, but I appreciate the effort!
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keep a record/list of what's been going on
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