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
Kayin (2)	-	Biblical Hebrew
As'ad	-	Arabic
CaolÁN	-	Irish
Iefan	-	Welsh
Amarilis	-	Spanish
Balbino	-	Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Italian (Rare)