| 单词 | return the compliment |
| 释义 | return the complimentSEE SYNONYMS FOR return the compliment ON THESAURUS.COM Also, return the favor. Repay someone in kind, as in Her political opponent came out with a smear campaign, and she returned the compliment. Neither the compliment nor the favor in this idiom is necessarily desirable. [First half of 1700s] Words nearby return the complimentreturn on equity, return on investment, return on net assets, return receipt, return stroke, return the compliment, return ticket, return to the fold, retuse, retweet, Retz The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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