get 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. (often + on ) She got her own back on her unfaithful husband by throwing a pot of red paint over his brand new car.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
BoŻYdar	baw-ZHI-dahr	Polish
Elham	-	Persian
Arja	AHR-yah	Finnish
Mariami	-	Georgian
Elisavet	el-ee-SAH-vet	Greek
Montague	MAHN-tə-gyoo	English (Rare)