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| you receive as you give(expression, punishment, justice, revenge) | |
| blow for blow(noun, expression, retaliation) | |
| battledore and shuttlecock | |
| foot for foot(noun, expression, counteraction, reprisal) | |
| power of attorney | |
| something in return | |
| something of value | |
| buying and selling(expression, change, talk, argument) | |
| feel in return(verb, expression, return, exchange) | |
| make up for(verb, expression, exchange, retaliate) | |
| retaliation in kind | |
| return the compliment(verb, expression, return, exchange) | |
| a tooth for a tooth(noun, act, attack, forgiveness) | |
| an eye for an eye(noun, act, attack, forgiveness) | |
| evening of score(expression, revenge, retribution) | |
| game at which two can play(noun, expression, retaliation) | |
| giving in return(expression, trade, exchange, correspondence) | |
| settling of score(expression, revenge, retribution) | |
| settling of scores(expression, retaliation, vengeance, payback) | |
| taste of your own medicine(noun, expression, retaliation) |
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