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don't get mad, get even don't get mad, get evenChannel your anger into revenge. When I heard that a co-worker had stolen my idea and presented it as his own, all I could think was, "Don't get mad, get even."See also: even, getget evenTo exact revenge or do something that one perceives as equalizing prior mistreatment. This prank may seem elaborate, but I need to get even with my brother for dumping a bucket of water on me the other day. Sheila swore that she would get even with me after she figured out that I had started the rumor about her. The best way to get even with the jerks from high school is to become successful.See also: even, getdon't get mad, get even If someone says don't get mad, get even, they mean that if someone harms you, you should not waste your energy on being angry, but concentrate on harming them in return. Relationships here seem to work on a don't get mad, get even principle. So if I'm late by ten minutes for an appointment to meet you, the next time we meet you are late by the same number of minutes, and so on. Note: This expression is believed to have come from the strong-willed Irish-American politician Joseph P Kennedy, father of John F Kennedy. A book by Alan Abel with this title, described as `a manual for retaliation', was published in 1983. See also: even, getget even COMMON If you get even with someone who has hurt or insulted you, you get your revenge on them. He is so furious about their treatment of him that he's determined to get even. He'd leapt at this chance to get even with the guy who had taken his money.See also: even, getdon't get mad, get even used to advise in favour of revenge rather than fruitless rage. informal This expression was a saying popularized by the US president John F. Kennedy , who called it ‘that wonderful law of the Boston Irish political jungle’. 1998 New Scientist The Wellcome Trust doesn't get mad, it gets even. See also: even, get |