be even with
verb
Roget 718:
retaliate,
retort,
turn upon;
pay,
pay off,
pay back;
pay in one's own coin,
pay in the same coin;
cap;
reciprocate
etc.
148;
turn the tables upon,
return the compliment;
give a quid pro quo
etc.
n.,
give as much as one takes,
give as good as one gets;
give and take,
exchange fisticuffs;
be quits,
be even with;
pay off old scores.
serve one right,
be hoist on one's own petard,
throw a stone in one's own garden,
catch a Tartar.
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Roget 807:
pay,
defray,
make payment;
paydown,
pay on the nail,
pay ready money,
pay at sight,
pay in advance;
cash,
honor a bill,
acknowledge;
redeem;
pay in kind.
pay one's way,
pay one's shot,
pay one's footing;
pay the piper,
pay sauce for all,
pay costs;
do the needful;
shell out,
fork out;
cough up [Coll.],
fork over;
come down with,
come down with the dust;
tickle the palm,
grease the palm;
expend
etc.
809;
put down,
lay down.
discharge,
settle,
quit,
acquit oneself of;
foot the bill;
account with,
reckon with,
settle with,
be even with,
be quits with;
strike a balance;
settle accounts with,
balance accounts with,
square accounts with;
quit scores;
wipe off old scores,
clear off old scores;
satisfy;
pay in full;
satisfy all demands,
pay in full of all demands;
clear,
liquidate;
pay up,
pay old debts.
disgorge,
make repayment;
repay,
refund,
reimburse,
retribute†;
make compensation
etc.
30.
pay by credit card,
put it on the plastic.
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