pay back in someone's own coin

verb

To give tit for tat.

Similar
pay back in kind
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Meanings

verbpay 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)

present singular third person pays back in someone's own coin · participle present paying back in someone's own coin · participle past paid back in someone's own coin · past paid back in someone's own coin

  1. figurativelyTo give tit for tat.

    Synonyms: pay back in kind

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo give tit for tat.

Similar
pay back in kind
Also see
even the score

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 針鋒相對 /针锋相对
  • 針鋒相對 /针锋相对 (zhēnfēngxiāngduì)give tit for tat
Esperanto repagi per la sama monero
  • repagi per la sama monerogive tit for tat
Finnish maksaa samalla mitalla
  • maksaa samalla mitallagive tit for tat
French rendre la monnaie de sa pièce
  • rendre la monnaie de sa piècegive tit for tat
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APA

pay back in someone's own coin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pay%20back%20in%20someone's%20own%20coin

MLA

“pay back in someone's own coin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pay%20back%20in%20someone's%20own%20coin. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pay back in someone's own coin,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pay%20back%20in%20someone's%20own%20coin.

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