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get back at

VERB
settle a score
Synonyms
WEAK
be avenged get even pay back retaliate revenge take vengeance

Example Sentences

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"I tried to get back at certain points but my knee wasn't quite ready," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

That made the scientists wonder if Anchali was trying to get back at Mary by ruining her shower.

From NewsForKids.net • Nov. 21, 2024

County Labor Federation head Ron Herrera to get back at their adversaries.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2024

His wife did it to get back at one of their neighbors, he says.

From Slate • May 17, 2024

Even now it seemed to want to get back at him and finish the injection which was now working through the flesh of his leg.

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury