| 单词 | pay someone back |
| 释义 | (phrasal verb) Definition to make (someone) suffer for a wrong he or she has done you It was her chance to pay him back for humiliating her. Synonyms get even with (informal) punish repay retaliate I was sorely tempted to retaliate. hit back at reciprocate recompense get revenge on settle a score with get your own back on revenge yourself on avenge yourself for Additional synonymsin the sense of repay Definition to make a return for (something) Synonyms reciprocate, revenge, hit back, retaliate, avenge, get back at, return the compliment, get even with (informal), get your own back on (informal), make reprisal, even or settle the score with, pay (someone) back in their own coin in the sense of retaliate Definition to repay some injury or wrong in kind I was sorely tempted to retaliate. Synonyms pay someone back, hit back, strike back, reciprocate, take revenge, get back at someone, get even with (informal), even the score, get your own back (informal), wreak vengeance, exact retribution, give as good as you get (informal), take an eye for an eye, make reprisal, give (someone) a taste of their own medicine, give tit for tat, return like for like Nearby words of |
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