getting even

Noun

Meaning

a reciprocal group action

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

return revenge retaliation vengeance reprisal homecoming requital tit for tat recrimination counterinsurgency avenging counterplay revengeance ultion paying back

Hypernyms

group action

Hyponyms

payment revenge retaliation reciprocation requital tit for tat

Examples

Keeping score of old scores and scars, getting even and one-upping, always makes you less than you are. Malcolm Forbes

You can't get ahead while getting even. Dick Armey

Getting even is one reason for writing. William H. Gass

No, no, no, Hooch told himself silently. Getting even don't amount to nothing in this world. Getting even only gets you behind. The best revenge is to get rich enough to make them all call you sir, that's how you get even with these boys. Orson Scott Card

People ask what I am really trying to do with humor. The answer is, "I'm getting even." ... For me, being funny is the best revenge. Art Buchwald

The reason it's on the rise is because probably the boom times are getting even more boomer. Bertie Ahern

Close letter words and terms

getting down on your knees getting dressed getting enough getting fired getting hands on getting higher