give sb tit for tat イディオム
give sb tit for tat
Idiom(s): give sb tit for tat
Theme: RECIPROCITY
to give someone something equal to what was given you; to exchange a series of things, one by one, with someone. (Informal.)
• They gave me the same kind of difficulty that I gave them. They gave me tit for tat.
• He punched me, so I punched him. Every time he hit me, I hit him. I just gave him tit for tat.
give sb tit for tat
Idiom(s): give sb tit for tat
Theme: RECIPROCITY
to accord addition article according to what was accustomed you; to barter a alternation of things, one by one, with someone. (Informal.)
• They gave me the aforementioned affectionate of adversity that I gave them. They gave me tit for tat.
• He punched me, so I punched him. Every time he hit me, I hit him. I aloof gave him tit for tat.
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