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)

• get on someone's nerves
• get on someone's tits
• get on someone's wick
• get on the bandwagon
• get on the stick
• get on the wrong side of the law
• get on tits
• get on top of
• get on top of you
• get on wick
• get on your high horse
• get on your nerves
• get on your soapbox
• get out of a hole
• get out of bed on the wrong side
• get out of hand
• get out of mind
• get out of my face
• Get out of my face!
• get out of system
• get out of the way
• get out of your mind
• pack them in
• pack up
• pack up someone