get back at
English
Pronunciation
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Verb
- (idiomatic) To retaliate against; to take revenge on.
- She put toothpaste in his shoes to get back at him for the frog he left in her refrigerator.
Synonyms
- get back on
- get one's own back on
- take revenge
- retaliate
- avenge
- See also Thesaurus:avenge
Translations
to retaliate
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