pay someone back
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pay (someone) 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 … New idioms dictionary
pay someone back with interest — phrase to do something even worse to someone than they have done to you, in order to punish them Thesaurus: to treat someone in the same bad way they treat yousynonym Main entry: interest … Useful english dictionary
pay someone back — pay (someone/something) back to return money that you have borrowed. I ll pay you back as soon as I get my next paycheck. I ll pay the money back on Friday. It will take years for him to pay back his student loans … New idioms dictionary
pay someone back in his or her own coin — idi pay someone back in his or her own coin, to retaliate against someone by using the person s own methods … From formal English to slang
pay someone back — repay a loan to someone a regular amount was deducted from my wages to pay her back ■ figurative take revenge on someone a terrorist group had decided to pay him back for short changing them ■ reward someone for something done earlier I took Aunt … Useful english dictionary
pay someone back — pay a debt; get revenge on someone … English contemporary dictionary
pay someone back/out — GET ONE S REVENGE ON, be revenged on, avenge oneself on, get back at, get even with, settle accounts with, pay someone out, exact retribution on. → pay … Useful english dictionary
pay someone back — Syn: get one s revenge on, get back at, get even with, settle the score … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
pay someone back with interest — to do something even worse to someone than they have done to you, in order to punish them … English dictionary
pay something back — pay (someone/something) back to return money that you have borrowed. I ll pay you back as soon as I get my next paycheck. I ll pay the money back on Friday. It will take years for him to pay back his student loans … New idioms dictionary
