pay back in own coin



pay somebody back in their own coin

  (British & Australian old-fashioned)
to treat someone in the same bad way that they have treated you I decided to pay her back in her own coin and refuse to help her.
See also: back, coin, own, pay

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CaraKAHR-ə, KER-əEnglish
Marcelomahr-THE-lo (Spanish), mahr-SE-lo (Latin American Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
Docia-English
Thera-Dutch
Aretas-Biblical
Bonner['bɔnə]