pays back in someone's own coin

A form of pay back in someone's own coin — To give tit for tat.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of pay back in someone's own coin
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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