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18 entries under expression topic. ×
| eye for an eye(noun, idiom, attack, grievance) | |
| getting even(noun, attack, grievance, retaliation) | |
| ill will(noun, attack, grievance, retaliation) | |
| measure for measure(noun, idiom, attack, grievance) | |
| tit for tat(noun, idiom, attack, grievance) | |
| equal exchange(revenge, tradeoff) | |
| equal substitution(revenge, tradeoff) | |
| evening of score(idiom, revenge, vengeance, ruthlessness) | |
| just desserts(ruthlessness, avengment) | |
| like for like(idiom, revenge, tradeoff) | |
| paying back(ruthlessness, avengment) | |
| quid pro quo(idiom, revenge, tradeoff) | |
| settling of score(idiom, revenge, vengeance, ruthlessness) | |
| settling of scores(idiom, retaliation, vengeance, payback) | |
| something in return(idiom, revenge, tradeoff) | |
| tooth for a tooth(idiom, revenge, vengeance, ruthlessness) | |
| trade off(revenge, tradeoff) | |
| what for(ruthlessness, avengment) |
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