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tit for tat

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tit for tat
n.
Repayment in kind, as for an injury; retaliation.
[Probably alteration of tip for tap.]
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Noun1.tit for tat - an equivalent given in return
getting even, paying back, return - a reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good as we got"
tit for tat
noun retaliation, like for like, measure for measure, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, blow for blow, as good as you get


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But she is naturally a more irritable constitution than the black horse; flies tease her more; anything wrong in the harness frets her more; and if she were ill-used or unfairly treated she would not be unlikely to give tit for tat.
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