pay back in someone's own coin

English

Verb

pay back in someone's own coin

(figuratively) To give tit for tat.
Synonym: pay back in kind

Translations

Translations

French: rendre la monnaie de sa pièce (fr)

References

“pay a person back in the same coin” in the Collins English Dictionary
“pay someone back in their own coin” in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press.

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