return the compliment

verb as in exchange

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verb as in reciprocate

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verb as in repay

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verb as in retaliate

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verb as in revenge

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When Grande tried to return the compliment, Eilish quipped back, “This is not about me, ma’am.”

“And might I return the compliment?”

He was happy to return the compliment.

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If you wish to return the compliment, blink and your cat might blink back.

Prince Charles will return the compliment in a speech he makes at the handover ceremony on Monday evening.

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