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