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*even

(with someone) not being indebted to someone for money; no longer needing to retaliate against someone. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) I will get even with you for breaking my baseball bat! Jimmy got even with Bill by punching him in the nose.

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• all the more reason for
• an even break
• as we speak
• be even (with someone)
• break even
• call it even
• can't even
• Don't even go there
• Don't even look like
• Don't even think about it
• Don't get mad, get even
• even
• Even a worm will turn
• even better
• even break
• even Homer (sometimes) nods
• even if it kills me
• even if only
• even in the best of times
• even keel
• even money
• even out
• even so
• even Steven
• even stevens
• even the score
• even up
• evened out
• even-Steven
• get an even break
• get even
• get even with
• honours are even
• keep on an even keel
• land so poor it wouldn't even raise a fuss
• never give a sucker an even break
• on an even keel
• with honours even