Fiona had deliberately stopped me getting that job and I was determined to get my own back.
She got her own back on her unfaithful husband by throwing a pot of red paint over his brand new car.
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get your own back — british informal phrase to do something bad to someone because they did something bad to you He was bitter, determined to get his own back. Thesaurus: to treat someone in the same bad way they treat yousynonym Main entry: own * * * get your own … Useful english dictionary
get your own back — get (your) own back to do something unpleasant to someone because they have done something unpleasant to you. Fiona had deliberately stopped me getting that job and I was determined to get my own back. She got her own back on her unfaithful… … New idioms dictionary
get your own back (on somebody) — get your ˈown back (on sb) idiom (informal) to do sth to sb in return for harm they have done to you; to get ↑revenge • I ll get my own back on him one day, I swear! Main entry: ↑ownidiom … Useful english dictionary
get one's own back — ► get one s own back informal have one s revenge. Main Entry: ↑get … English terms dictionary
get one's own back — (informal) HAVE/GET/TAKE ONE S REVENGE (ON), be revenged (on), hit back, get (back at), get even (with), settle accounts (with), repay, pay someone back, give someone their just deserts … Useful english dictionary
Get Your Own Back — Infobox Television show name = Get Your Own Back caption = format = Children s Game Show picture format = 4:3 (1991 2000) 16:9 (2001 2003) runtime = 30 minutes creator = Brian Marshall starring = Dave Benson Phillips (All Series) Lisa Brockwell… … Wikipedia
get your own back — British informal to do something bad to someone because they did something bad to you He was bitter, determined to get his own back … English dictionary
own back — See get one s own back … A concise dictionary of English slang
get one's own back — informal have one s revenge. → get … English new terms dictionary
get one's own back — verb To avenge oneself … Wiktionary
