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get even with — index discipline (punish), recriminate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Getting Even with Dad — Infobox Film name = Getting Even With Dad caption = Film poster imdb id = 0109891 writer = Tom S. Parker Jim Jennewein starring = Macaulay Culkin Ted Danson Glenne Headly Saul Rubinek Gailard Sartain Hector Elizondo director = Howard Deutch… … Wikipedia
get even with — Synonyms and related words: account with, alternate, avenge, bandy, be quits, be quits with, change, clear the board, commute, compensate, cooperate, counterchange, even the score, exchange, fix, get back at, give and take, interchange, launch a… … Moby Thesaurus
Even — E ven, a. [AS. efen. efn; akin to OS. eban, D. even, OHG. eban, G. efen, Icel. jafn, Dan. jevn, Sw. j[ a]mn, Goth. ibns. Cf. {Anent}, {Ebb}.] 1. Level, smooth, or equal in surface; not rough; free from irregularities; hence uniform in rate of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
get even with — phrasal to repay in kind … New Collegiate Dictionary
get even with — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. settle a score, avenge, pay back; see revenge … English dictionary for students
even — I [[t]i͟ːv(ə)n[/t]] DISCOURSE USES ♦ 1) ADV: ADV with cl/group, ADV before v You use the word even to suggest that what comes just after or just before it in the sentence is rather surprising. He kept calling me for years, even after he got… … English dictionary
even — e|ven1 W1S1 [ˈi:vən] adv [: Old English; Origin: efne, from efen; EVEN2] 1.) used to emphasize something that is unexpected or surprising in what you are saying ▪ Most companies have suffered a drop in their profits, even very large companies. ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
even — e|ven1 [ ivn ] adverb *** Even is used for emphasis mainly before a word, a phrase, or a clause beginning with as, if, or though. When emphasizing verbs, even comes before an ordinary verb: They even served champagne at breakfast. But even comes… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Even — GeneralEven may refer to: * Even, a Scandinavian male personal name (coincidentally, Odd is also a common Norwegian name). * Even (people), an ethnic group from Siberia and Russian Far East **Even language, a language spoken by the Evens * Even… … Wikipedia
