get revenge against (someone or something)

get revenge against (someone or something)

To retaliate against a person, group, organization, etc., for a wrong done to oneself; to seek or exact revenge against someone or something. Tiffany is always gossiping about me, so I got revenge against her by starting a nasty rumor that she was sleeping with one of our teachers. The team is looking to get revenge against their cross-town rivals for knocking them out of the state playoffs last season.
See also: get, revenge
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • get revenge on (someone or something)
  • avenge (oneself) against (someone or something)
  • fortify (someone or something) against (something) with (something)
  • get up against
  • get up against (someone or something)
  • clash
  • clash against
  • clash against (someone or something)
  • against
  • against (someone or something)