Verb
take vengeance on or get even
act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions
Source: WordNetLet there be a door to thy mouth, that it may be shut when need arises, and let it be carefully barred, that none may rouse thy voice to anger, and thou pay back abuse with abuse. Ambrose
The gift of life is so precious that we should feel an obligation to pay back the universe for the gift of being alive. Ray Bradbury
The only way I can pay back for what fate and society have handed me is to try, in minor totally useless ways, to make an angry sound against injustice. Martha Gellhorn
Who borrows has to pay back his debt. Estonian Proverb
One can pay back the loan of gold, but one dies forever in debt to those who are kind. Malay Proverb
He took the devil's mat, but he'll pay back with his skin. Russian Proverb