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"ref": "2012 August 23, Alasdair Lamont, “Hearts 0-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport",
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"ref": "1988 November 21, “World Notes SOUTH AFRICA”, in Time",
"text": "The Foreign Correspondents Association's annual banquet last week turned into an angry slanging match. Botha gave as good as he got. \"I am sick and tired of a lot of foreign representatives descending on my country and picking up on all the dirty work instead of all the beauty, promise and goodwill,\" Botha said.",
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"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."
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"(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."
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"word": "give someone a run for their money"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "maksaa samalla mitalla"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "iskeä takaisin"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "Translations",
"word": "rendre coup pour coup"
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"word": "avoir du répondant"
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"(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."
],
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"idiomatic"
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"word": "maksaa samalla mitalla"
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "iskeä takaisin"
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"word": "rendre coup pour coup"
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"word": "avoir du répondant"
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"word": "avoir de la repartie"
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"word": "give as good as one gets"
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