to do something similar to someone who has behaved badly to you.

The other team's fans are nasty to us, and our fans can't wait to return the favor.

Related vocabulary: return the compliment

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of return the favor (= to do something similar for someone who has done something good for you)

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• would see someone in hell before you would do something
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