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gets one's own back

gets one's own back is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get one's own back.

Meaning of get one's own back

Verb

get one's own back (third-person singular simple present gets one's own back, present participle getting one's own back, simple past got one's own back, past participle (UK) got one's own back or (US) gotten one's own back)

  1. To avenge oneself.
    • When he spurns her, Julia is outraged to hear it is because she did not measure up to his secret list of 10 bullet-pointed attributes for an ideal bride. To get her own back, she invites her best friend, penniless clergyman’s daughter Selina Dalton (Freida Pinto), up to town to ensnare Malcolm, by...2022 August 24, Peter Bradshaw, “Mr Malcolm’s List review – Regency romcom served with cake-icing of irony”, in The Guardian

Questions about gets one's own back

What is gets one's own back the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets one's own back is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get one's own back.

Words near gets one's own back in the dictionary

  1. gets one's load on
  2. gets one's marching orders
  3. gets one's mind out of the gutter
  4. gets one's monkey up
  5. gets one's oats
  6. gets one's own back
  7. gets one's own way
  8. gets one's panties in a bunch
  9. gets one's panties in a pretzel
  10. gets one's panties in a wad
  11. gets one's poop together

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