get back

Verb

Meaning

get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury

recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost

take revenge or even out a score

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All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was. Toni Morrison

It is time to return to those core values, time to get back to basics: to self-discipline and respect for the law, to consideration for others, to accepting responsibility for yourself and your family, and not shuffling it off on other people and the state. John Major

Many of you are well enough off that the tax cuts may have helped you. We're saying that for America to get back on track, we're probably going to cut that short and not give it to you. We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good. Hillary Clinton

Forgiveness hides a pleasure that you can't get back from revenge. Persian Proverb

Choose your inn before dark, get back on the road before dawn. Chinese Proverb

An arrow once shot is hard to get back. Hungarian Proverb

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