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get even
get even (with somebody)
also get back at somebody to punish someone who did something to you She wants to get even with the guy who hit her with the ball.
Related vocabulary: settle a scoreget even
(informal) if you get even with someone who has done something bad to you, you do something bad to them Vinnie's a spiteful kind of guy. Who knows what he might think up to get even. (often + with ) He swore he'd get even with Lee for humiliating him.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Dionysius | | - | Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical |
Brianna | | bree-AN-ə, bree-AHN-ə | English |
Edgard | | - | French |
Arness | | ['a:nəs] | |
Atarah | | AT-ə-rə (English) | Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew |
Poppy | | PAH-pee | English (British) |