Give me tit for tat In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "give me tit for tat", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Caroline Tran calendar 2020-11-02 02:11

Meaning of Give me tit for tat

Synonyms:

An Eye for an Eye , bite back

Give me tit for tat informal verb phrase

To give someone something equal to what they have given you, or to retaliate against someone
 

I know she hurt you, but you don't have to give her tit for tat. That won't make you happy!

She is giving me tit for tat because I betrayed her!

Other phrases about:

settle old scores (with someone)

To retaliate against someone.

double back

Go back the way you have come

cut off (one's) nose to spite (one's) face

To do something disadvantageous or harmful to yourself in order to hurt someone else

run back

1. To go back to a place very quickly 
2. To take someone back to somewhere, especially by car 
3. To wind a video or recording back to the beginning or an earlier point
4. To run while carrying the ball from one's end of the field toward that of one's opponents

take home

1. To go back to one's home with someone or something. 
2. To get a particular award.
3. To think about something such as a piece of information, advice, or instruction carefully and seriously.

Grammar and Usage of Give me tit for tat

Verb Forms

  • giving me tit for tat
  • gave me tit for tat
  • will give me tit for tat

The verb "give" should be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Give me tit for tat

The idiom evolved from "tip for tap", a middle English expression which means "blow for blow". "Tit for tat" was first used in the mid-late 16th century.

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have a romantic or sexual relationship with or marry someone much younger than oneself.
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