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
Ludovicaloo-do-VEE-kahItalian
PaulaPOW-lah (German, Finnish, Spanish, Polish, Croatian), PAWL-ə (English), POW-lə (Portuguese), PAW-oo-law (Hungarian)German, English, Finnish, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, Hungarian, Polish, Dutch, Swedish,
RosÁRioroo-ZA-ryooPortuguese
Ashkettle['æʃketl]
Shadi (2)-Persian
FloraFLAWR-ə (English), FLO-rah (German)English, German, Italian, Roman Mythology