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Get one's own back

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To avenge oneself.

    "When he spurns her, Julia is outraged to hear it is because she did not measure up to his secret list of 10 bullet-pointed attributes for an ideal bride. To get her own back, she invites her best friend, penniless clergyman’s daughter Selina Dalton (Freida Pinto), up to town to ensnare Malcolm, by faking the 10 comely attributes from his list."

Etymology

From get someone's back.

See also for "get one's own back"

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