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gets back at

verb as in settle a score

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At first he doesn’t accept her apology but, being the immature oaf that he is, Chris gets back at her by using her as human torpedo to destroy their gooey, disgusting alien target.

From Salon

So when he leaves home in the morning he is never sure they will be in the same place when he gets back at night.

From BBC

At first he doesn't accept her apology but, being the immature oaf that he is, Chris gets back at her by using her as human torpedo to destroy their gooey, disgusting alien target.

From Salon

“It gets back at the core of what theater is about,” Navis said, “connecting with other people. And having a good time.”

She’s a Kindergarten teacher and when her son gets back at midnight from the gym, it usually disrupts her sleeping schedule.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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