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get back at
get back at somebody
also get even (with somebody) to punish someone who did something to you I think he's trying to get back at her for what she said in the meeting.
Related vocabulary: stick it to somebodyget back at
Take revenge on, as in Watch out for Peter; he's sure to get back at you. Similarly, get one's own back means simply "get revenge," as in She finally saw a chance to get her own back. The first expression dates from the late 1800s, the second from the early 1900s.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Garey | | GER-ee, GAR-ee | English |
Sylvester | | sil-VES-tər (English) | English, Dutch, Danish, German |
Madoline | | - | English (Rare) |
Paulinho | | - | Portuguese |
Johann | | YO-hahn | German |
Gertrud | | GER-troot (German) | German, Ancient Germanic |