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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 |
Unice | | - | English (Rare) |
Columban | | kə-LUM-bən (English) | Irish |
Benedita | | - | Portuguese |
Lech | | LEKH (Polish) | Polish, Slavic Mythology |
Philip | | ['filip] | |
Abia | | - | Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek |