rendre la monnaie de sa pièce
French
Etymology
Literally, to return him change in his own coinage.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁɑ̃.dʁə la mɔ.nɛ d(ə) sa pjɛs/
Verb
- (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
Conjugation
- see rendre
Synonyms
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