Revenge is a dish best served cold

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Revenge that takes place far in the future, after the offending party has forgotten how they wronged someone, is much more satisfying. I never forgot the way he bullied and humiliated me in high school, but I chose to bide my time. Ten years later, my global corporation bought his family's puny company exploited it for everything it was worth, leaving him penniless. It's true what they say—revenge is a dish best served cold.
See also: dish, revenge, serve
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Prov. It is very satisfying to get revenge a long time after the event for which you want revenge. I don't mind waiting to get revenge on Greg; I'll wait ten years if I have to. Revenge is a dish best served cold.
See also: cold, dish, revenge, serve
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

revenge is a dish best served (or eaten) cold

vengeance is often more satisfying if it is not exacted immediately. proverb
See also: cold, dish, revenge, serve
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • Revenge is a dish best eaten cold.
  • Revenge is a dish best served cold.
  • horsefeathers to you
  • get into (someone's) bad books
  • erupt
  • erupt from
  • erupt from (someone or something)
  • leave a sour taste in (one's) mouth
  • down with somebody/something!
  • down with someone
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