English idioms related to Interactions - Retaliation

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 extremely angry with a person and be trying to find them and possibly hurt them

to use methods or tactics similar to those of one's opponent in a fight or argument

to retaliate by treating others in the same negative manner they treated one

a concept in which if someone harms one, one should harm them back in the same way

a hidden personal motive or agenda that someone holds

to angrily ask for a person or group to be punished or hurt

to outperform someone using the same methods and tactics that they use

to seek to harm or punish someone who has wronged or harmed one

to have enough strength and confidence to match others' ferocity and intensity during an argument or a fight

trying to punish, harm, or kill someone

a harsh or unpleasant way of treating someone that is almost identical to the manner in which they treated one

to hurt or punish someone in a way that ensures one they will never repeat their past behavior

used to show one's confidence in dealing with another person's behavior and using it to their disadvantage

the action of taking revenge on someone for something unpleasant they did to one in order to get even or feel better

to destroy someone's happiness or self-assurance through a remark, action, or event

used when a person attempts to embarrass or humiliate someone but gets embarrassed or humiliated instead

to decide to stop a particular activity or relationship

to make someone feel less important or influential by showing that their claims are not true

to make things fair by addressing a previous unfairness or imbalance