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tit_for_tat

tit for tat

See also: tit-for-tat

English

Adverb

tit for tat ‎(not comparable)

(idiomatic) equivalent retribution, an eye for an eye, returning exactly what one gets.
If you hit me, I'll hit you back; tit for tat.

Translations

returning exactly what one gets

Chinese:
Mandarin: 以牙还牙 (zh), 一报还一报 (zh)
Czech: oko za oko
Dutch: oog om oog, tand om tand (nl)
French: rendre la monnaie de sa pièce (fr)
Italian: pan per focaccia
Japanese: 竹箆返し ‎(しっぺがえし, shippegaeshi)

Latin: quid pro quo n
Macedonian: мило за драго n ‎(mílo za drágo)
Norwegian: like for like
Persian: این به اون در ‎(in be on dár)
Romanian: ochi pentru ochi
Russian: о́ко за о́ко ‎(óko za óko)
Spanish: ojo por ojo

Noun

tit for tat ‎(plural tit for tats)

(Cockney rhyming slang) hat.

Derived terms

titfer