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词组 get back at
释义
Phr V
get back at
gets, getting, got
American pp also gotten
get back at sb
to do something unpleasant to someone because they have done something unpleasant to youoften + for
I think he's trying to get back at her for those remarks she made in the meeting.
phraseget back at
get back at sb not passive to do something to hurt or harm someone, in order to punish them for hurting or harming you: Then she started dating my best friend, just to get back at me. Sounds as if he was doing it deliberately to get back at her, doesn't it?+for The court heard how Wright had kidnapped his boss to get back at her for firing him.

get back at (one)

To punish or exact revenge on one in retribution for a past wrong. I thought I was being pretty funny by making those sarcastic remarks during the meeting, but the boss got back at me by doubling my workload that week. After spending the summer lifting weights, Jonah was ready to get back at the kids who had bullied him in school.

get back at

Take revenge on, as in Watch out for Peter; he's sure to get back at you. Similarly, get one's own back means simply "get revenge," as in She finally saw a chance to get her own back. The first expression dates from the late 1800s, the second from the early 1900s.
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