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Another word for tit for tat

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Noun

  1. The act of retaliating

    Idioms:
    See also:

    forgiveness

    attack

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Another word for tit for tat

Noun
  1. See also:

    revenge

    exchange

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Sentence Examples

  • He had, in this way, what he called his tit for tat with Lord John; and the queen, accepting her ministers resignation, sent for Lord Derbyfor Lord Stanley had now succeeded to this title-~and charged him with the task of forming a ministry.

  • Whatever were their views as to the relations between ecclesiastical and secular jurisdiction, the French clergy, ruined by the dues levied by the papal court, ranged themselves on the national side with the nobility and the bourgeoisie; whereupon the king, with a bold stroke far ahead of his time, gave tit for tat.

  • Most of these are tit-for-tat killings between IFP supporters and members of the ANC.

  • He supports his friend in a tit for tat exchange that turns murderous.

  • We must avoid tit-for-tat protectionism that could lead to global recession.

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