pay+back

  • 131pay-off — n 1 RESULT, outcome, benefit, advantage, reward, settlement, consequence, upshot COLLOQ. crunch, moment of truth, punchline 2 BRIBE, inducement, allurement, enticement COLLOQ. back hander, sweetener, hush money, slush fund, protection money …

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  • 132pay one back in his own coin — {v. phr.} To retaliate. * /Jim refused to help Bob when he needed it most, so Bob decided to pay him back in his own coin and told him to go and look for help elsewhere./ …

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