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39 entries under expression topic. ×
| something for something(noun, idiom, equivalent, counteraction) | |
| getting even(noun, attack, grievance, retaliation) | |
| ill will(attack, grievance, retaliation, vengeance) | |
| quid pro quo(noun, idiom, adverb, compensation) | |
| act of vengeance(idiom, retaliation, payback) | |
| blow for blow(idiom, retaliation) | |
| equal exchange(trade, deal, substitute, revenge) | |
| equal substitution(trade, deal, substitute, revenge) | |
| evening of score(idiom, revenge, vengeance, retribution) | |
| game at which two can play(idiom, retaliation) | |
| giving in return(idiom, trade, exchange, correspondence) | |
| just desserts(compensation, redress, revenge, vengeance) | |
| paying back(retaliation, revenge, ruthlessness, payback) | |
| settling of score(idiom, revenge, vengeance, retribution) | |
| settling of scores(idiom, retaliation, vengeance, payback) | |
| something in return(idiom, trade, deal, substitute) | |
| taste of your own medicine(idiom, retaliation) | |
| trade off(substitute, revenge, tradeoff) | |
| what for(compensation, redress, revenge, vengeance) |
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