rendre la monnaie de sa pièce

French

Etymology

Literally, “to return someone change in their own coinage”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɑ̃.dʁə la mɔ.nɛ d(ə) sa pjɛs/

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Verb

rendre la monnaie de sa pièce

1. (transitive with à) to give someone a taste of their own medicine, to retaliate, to pay back in someone's own coin, to pay back in kind

   Synonym: rendre la pareille

Conjugation

• see rendre

Related terms

• récolter la monnaie de sa pièce

See also

• pièce de monnaie