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paid back in someone's own coin

paid back in someone's own coin is the simple past and past participle of pay back in someone's own coin.

Meaning of pay back in someone's own coin

Verb

pay back in someone's own coin (third-person singular simple present pays back in someone's own coin, present participle paying back in someone's own coin, simple past and past participle paid back in someone's own coin)

  1. (figuratively) To give tit for tat.
    Synonyms:
    pay back in kind

Questions about paid back in someone's own coin

What is paid back in someone's own coin the simple past and past participle of?
Paid back in someone's own coin is the simple past and past participle of pay back in someone's own coin.

Words near paid back in someone's own coin in the dictionary

  1. paicks
  2. paid
  3. paid a visit
  4. paid attention
  5. paid back
  6. paid back in someone's own coin
  7. paid dearly
  8. paid dividends
  9. paid down
  10. paid for itself
  11. paid for one's whistle

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