HyperDic: getting_even

English > 1 sense of the expression getting even:
NOUNactgetting even, return, paying backa reciprocal group action
English > getting even: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA reciprocal group action.
Synonymsreturn, paying back
NarrowerreciprocationThe act of making or doing something in return
requital, paymentAn act of requiting
retaliation, revengeaction taken in return for an injury or offense
tit for tatAn equivalent given in return
Broadergroup actionaction taken by a group of people
Spanishcontraataque, dequite, revancha

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