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
Aumann['aʊmən]
Chiranjeevi-Indian, Hindi, Telugu
Svyatopolk-Russian
Joshua['dʒɔʃwə]
Meggy-Medieval English
Doroteja-Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian