pay sb back
— phrasal verb with pay /peɪ/ verb (paid, paid)Definition
› to do something unpleasant to someone because they have done something unpleasant to you: He swore he'd pay her back for all she'd done to him.Revenge and vengefulness
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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 sb back phrasal verb
- have half a mind/a good mind to do sth idiom
- hit 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
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Revenge and vengefulness
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