get back at
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get back at (third-person singular simple present gets back at, present participle getting back at, simple past got back at, past participle (UK) got back at or (US) gotten back at)
- (idiomatic) To retaliate against; to take revenge on.
- She put toothpaste in his shoes to get back at him for the frog he left in her refrigerator.
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to retaliate
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