"give as good as one gets" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-give as good as one gets.ogg Forms: gives as good as one gets [present, singular, third-person], giving as good as one gets [participle, present], gave as good as one got [past], given as good as one got [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> as good as one gets<gets,gets,got>}} give as good as one gets (third-person singular simple present gives as good as one gets, present participle giving as good as one gets, simple past gave as good as one got, past participle given as good as one got)
  1. (idiomatic) To behave toward others in a manner resembling or commensurate with their behavior towards oneself, especially in a situation where one is insulted or otherwise ill-treated. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: stick up for oneself, as good as it gets, give someone a run for their money, give someone a taste of their own medicine, pay back in someone's own coin, pay back in kind Translations (Translations): maksaa samalla mitalla (Finnish), iskeä takaisin (Finnish), rendre coup pour coup (French), avoir du répondant (French), avoir de la repartie (French), odpłacać pięknym za nadobne [imperfective] (Polish), odpłacić pięknym za nadobne [perfective] (Polish)
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