getting even English

Meaning getting even meaning

What does getting even mean?

— noun (= return) a reciprocal group action in return we gave them as good as we got

What other words have the same or similar meaning as getting even?

return paying back vengeance revenge retribution forgiving a debt

How do I use getting even in a sentence?

Most people have great disinclinations to get out of bed early, even if they have to.

But the hardest thing to get past the screws is peanuts, or anything that contains peanuts, or anything that even MAY contain peanuts.

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