pay (one) back in kind
pay (one) back in kind
To avenge past misdeeds with similar actions. Greg got me in trouble with the boss, and I will pay him back in kind. You need to pay her back in kind for all the bad things she's done to you!
See also: back, kind, pay
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- come back and see us
- a while back
- back
- back at (something or some place)
- be/go back to square one
- crawl back to
- crawl back to (one)
- by the back door
- by/through the back door
- ago