The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English
get sb back
(also get back at sb) informal — phrasal verb with get /ɡet/ verb (present participle getting, past tense got, past participle got or US gotten)Definition
› to do something unpleasant to someone because they have done something unpleasant to you: I'll get you back for this, just you wait! I think he's trying to get back at her for those remarks she made in the meeting.Revenge and vengefulness
(Definition of get sb back from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
Focus on the pronunciation of get sb back
Browse the Dictionary
Browse the Thesaurus
More Results for “get sb back”
SMART Thesaurus: Revenge and vengefulness
Synonyms and related words:
- an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth) idiom
- avenge verb
- don't get mad, get even idiom
- fix verb (PUNISH)
- get even with sb idiom
- get your own back (on sb) idiom
- hit back phrasal verb
- pay sb back phrasal verb
- reprisal noun
- retaliate verb
- retaliatory adjective
- revenge verb
- revengeful adjective
- settle an (old) score idiom
- settle an account idiom
- strike back phrasal verb
- two can play at that game idiom
- vengeance noun
- vengeful adjective
- vindictive adjective
Word of the Day
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
