English

Verb

get back at

1. (idiomatic) To retaliate against; to take revenge on.

   She put toothpaste in his shoes to get back at him for the frog he left in her refrigerator.

Synonyms

• get back on
• get one's own back on
• take revenge
• retaliate
• avenge
• See also Wikisaurus:avenge

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