get even
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get even — [v] to get revenge even the score, get back at, get square, settle the score; concepts 126,384 … New thesaurus
get even — (with (someone)) to punish someone who did something to you. She wants to get even with the guy who hit her with the ball. Related vocabulary: settle a score, stick it to someone … New idioms dictionary
get even — get revenge He seems to want to get even with him for their past problems … Idioms and examples
Get Even — Infobox Album Name = Get Even Type = studio Artist = Brother Beyond Released = 1988 Recorded = 1986 1988 recording: 14 different locations (see Credits) mastering: Abbey Road Studios Genre = Electronic Downtempo Pop rock Synthpop Ballad Length =… … Wikipedia
get even — verb 1. compensate; make the score equal (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑equalize, ↑equalise • Derivationally related forms: ↑equalisation (for: ↑equalise), ↑equalization … Useful english dictionary
get even — {v.}, {informal} 1. To owe nothing. * /Mr. Johnson has a lot of debts, but in a few years he will get even./ 2. To do something bad to pay someone back for something bad; get revenge; hurt back. * /Jack is waiting to get even with Bill for… … Dictionary of American idioms
get even — {v.}, {informal} 1. To owe nothing. * /Mr. Johnson has a lot of debts, but in a few years he will get even./ 2. To do something bad to pay someone back for something bad; get revenge; hurt back. * /Jack is waiting to get even with Bill for… … Dictionary of American idioms
get\ even — v informal 1. To owe nothing. Mr. Johnson has a lot of debts, but in a few years he will get even. 2. To do something bad to pay someone back for something bad; get revenge; hurt back. Jack is waiting to get even with Bill for tearing up his… … Словарь американских идиом
get even — informal if you get even with someone who has done something bad to you, you do something bad to them. Vinnie s a spiteful kind of guy. Who knows what he might think up to get even. He swore he d get even with Lee for humiliating him. (often +… … New idioms dictionary
get even — do the same thing to someone, get back at When he loses a game, he wants to get even. He wants to win … English idioms
