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gotten one's own back

gotten one's own back is the past participle 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 gotten one's own back

What is gotten one's own back the past participle of?
Gotten one's own back is the past participle of get one's own back.

Words near gotten one's own back in the dictionary

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

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