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return the compliment
verb as in exchange
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verb as in reciprocate
verb as in repay
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verb as in retaliate
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.”
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“And might I return the compliment?”
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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.
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Prince Charles will return the compliment in a speech he makes at the handover ceremony on Monday evening.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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