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
BritaBRIT-ah (Swedish), BREE-tah (Finnish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Amara-Western African, Igbo
Tziporah-Hebrew
Houda-Arabic
Kinsey['kinzi]
Anselm['ænselm]