to kill sb with kindness
/kˈɪl ˌɛsbˈiː wɪð kˈaɪndnəs/
phrase
to make someone feel extreme discomfort by helping them, being really generous, or by treating them too kindly, particularly someone who did one wrong
to be after one's blood
/biː ˈæftɚ wˈʌnz blˈʌd/
phrase
to be extremely angry with a person and be trying to find them and possibly hurt them
to fight fire with fire
/fˈaɪt fˈaɪɚ wɪð fˈaɪɚ/
phrase
to use methods or tactics similar to those of one's opponent in a fight or argument
to pay sb back in one's own coin / crown
/pˈeɪ ˌɛsbˈiː bˈæk ɪn wˈʌnz ˈoʊn kˈɔɪn ɔːɹ kɹˈaʊn/
phrase
to retaliate by treating others in the same negative manner they treated one
an eye for an eye
/ɐn ˈaɪ fɚɹən ˈaɪ/
phrase
a concept in which if someone harms one, one should harm them back in the same way
ax to grind
/ˈæks tə ɡɹˈaɪnd/
phrase
a hidden personal motive or agenda that someone holds
to bay for blood
/bˈeɪ fɔːɹ blˈʌd/
phrase
to angrily ask for a person or group to be punished or hurt
to beat sb at one's own game
/bˈiːt ˌɛsbˈiː æt wˈʌnz ˈoʊn ɡˈeɪm/
phrase
to outperform someone using the same methods and tactics that they use
to get one's own back
/ɡɛt wˈʌnz ˈoʊn bˈæk ˌɑːn ˌɛsbˈiː/
phrase
to seek to harm or punish someone who has wronged or harmed one
to give as good as sb get
/ɡˈɪv æz ɡˈʊd æz ˌɛsbˈiː ɡˈɛt/
phrase
to have enough strength and confidence to match others' ferocity and intensity during an argument or a fight
out for blood
/ˈaʊt fɔːɹ blˈʌd/
phrase
trying to punish, harm, or kill someone
a taste / dose of one's own medicine
/ɐ tˈeɪst dˈoʊs ʌv wˈʌnz ˈoʊn mˈɛdəsən/
phrase
a harsh or unpleasant way of treating someone that is almost identical to the manner in which they treated one
to teach sb a lesson
/tˈiːtʃ ˌɛsbˈiː ɐ lˈɛsən/
phrase
to hurt or punish someone in a way that ensures one they will never repeat their past behavior
two can / could play that / this / the game
/tˈuː kæn ɔːɹ kʊd plˈeɪ ðæt ɔːɹ ðɪs ɔːɹ ðə ɡˈeɪm/
sentence
used to show one's confidence in dealing with another person's behavior and using it to their disadvantage
tit for tat
/tˈɪt fɔːɹ tˈæt/
phrase
the action of taking revenge on someone for something unpleasant they did to one in order to get even or feel better
to wipe the / that smile / grin / smirk off one's face
/wˈaɪp ðə ðæt smˈaɪl ɡɹˈɪn smˈɜːk ˈɔf wˈʌnz fˈeɪs/
phrase
to destroy someone's happiness or self-assurance through a remark, action, or event
the joke is on sb
/ðə dʒˈoʊk ɪz ˌɑːn ˌɛsbˈiː/
sentence
used when a person attempts to embarrass or humiliate someone but gets embarrassed or humiliated instead
to call it quits
/kˈɔːl ɪt kwˈɪts/
phrase
to decide to stop a particular activity or relationship
to put sb in one's place
/pˌʊt ˌɛsbˈiː ɪn wˈʌnz plˈeɪs/
phrase
to make someone feel less important or influential by showing that their claims are not true
to even the score
/ˈiːvən ðə skˈoːɹ/
phrase
to make things fair by addressing a previous unfairness or imbalance
Langeek no picture

Great!

You've reviewed all the words in this lesson!

Upgrade to premium

In order to continue your learning process you must upgrade to the premium plan