pay (one) back in kind



pay (one) back in kind

To avenge past misdeeds with similar actions. Greg got me in trouble with the boss, and I will pay him back in kind. You need to pay her back in kind for all the bad things she's done to you!
See also: back, kind, pay

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Borisbah-REES (Russian), BO-ris (German), BAWR-is (English)Bulgarian, Russian, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Georgian, German, History
Ulick-Irish
StiinaSTEE:-nahFinnish
EfigÉNia-Portuguese
AulisOW-leesFinnish
Runa-Norwegian, Danish, Swedish