own back

  • 1own back —  See get one s own back …

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  • 2get your own back — british informal phrase to do something bad to someone because they did something bad to you He was bitter, determined to get his own back. Thesaurus: to treat someone in the same bad way they treat yousynonym Main entry: own * * * get your own …

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  • 3Your Own Back Yard — Infobox Film name = Your Own Back Yard image size = caption = director = Robert F. McGowan producer = Hal Roach F. Richard Jones writer = Hal Roach H. M. Walker narrator = starring = music = cinematography = editing = Richard C. Currier… …

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  • 4get one's own back — (informal) HAVE/GET/TAKE ONE S REVENGE (ON), be revenged (on), hit back, get (back at), get even (with), settle accounts (with), repay, pay someone back, give someone their just deserts …

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  • 5Get Your Own Back — Infobox Television show name = Get Your Own Back caption = format = Children s Game Show picture format = 4:3 (1991 2000) 16:9 (2001 2003) runtime = 30 minutes creator = Brian Marshall starring = Dave Benson Phillips (All Series) Lisa Brockwell… …

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  • 6get your own back — get (your) own back to do something unpleasant to someone because they have done something unpleasant to you. Fiona had deliberately stopped me getting that job and I was determined to get my own back. She got her own back on her unfaithful… …

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  • 7get own back — get (your) own back to do something unpleasant to someone because they have done something unpleasant to you. Fiona had deliberately stopped me getting that job and I was determined to get my own back. She got her own back on her unfaithful… …

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  • 8make a rod for your own back — make a rod for (your) own back British to do something that is likely to cause problems for you in the future. People say that if you let your baby sleep in your bed with you for the first few months, you re just making a rod for your own back …

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  • 9make a rod for own back — make a rod for (your) own back British to do something that is likely to cause problems for you in the future. People say that if you let your baby sleep in your bed with you for the first few months, you re just making a rod for your own back …

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  • 10make a rod for your own back — If you make a rod for your own back, you make something difficult for yourself …

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