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    To return the like for; to repay or requite by an act of thesame kind; to return evil for (evil). [Now seldom used except in abad sense.]One ambassador sent word to the duke's son that his visit should beretaliated. Sir T. Herbert.It is unlucky to be obliged to retaliate the injuries of authors,whose works are so soon forgotten that we are in danger of appearingthe first aggressors. Swift.

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      To Give shit back 2x worse then what they did to you.

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        Make an attack in return for a similar attack.

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          to hurt someone or do something harmful to someone because they have done or said something harmful to you:

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