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
Plamen-Bulgarian, Serbian
SigurdSEE-gurd (Swedish)Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Norse Mythology
Leelo-Estonian
Sabahudin-Bosnian
Alcuin['ælkwin]
Ermes-Italian