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pay back in someone's own coin

pay back in someone's own coin verb: to give tit for tat.

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

Synonyms of pay back in someone's own coin

  • pay back in kind

Forms of pay back in someone's own coin

third-person singular presentpays back in someone's own coin
present participlepaying back in someone's own coin
past participlepaid back in someone's own coin
pastpaid back in someone's own coin

Questions about pay back in someone's own coin

What does pay back in someone's own coin mean?
Pay back in someone's own coin means to give tit for tat.
What part of speech is pay back in someone's own coin?
Pay back in someone's own coin is a verb.
What is the past tense of pay back in someone's own coin?
The past tense of pay back in someone's own coin is paid back in someone's own coin.

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

  1. pay advices
  2. pay and display
  3. pay as you earn
  4. pay attention
  5. pay back
  6. pay back in someone's own coin
  7. pay by bank
  8. pay check
  9. pay checks
  10. pay cheque
  11. pay cheques

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