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paying back in someone's own coin

paying back in someone's own coin is the present participle and gerund 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 paying back in someone's own coin

What is paying back in someone's own coin the present participle and gerund of?
Paying back in someone's own coin is the present participle and gerund of pay back in someone's own coin.

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

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

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