get even

English

get even (third-person singular simple present gets even, present participle getting even, simple past got even, past participle (UK) got even or (US) gotten even)

(idiomatic, informal) To inflict trouble or harm on another in return, typically the same as that inflicted on oneself.
- 2013, Clutch (lyrics and music), “Book, Saddle, & Go”:
  Pinkerton man, murdering bastard / I’m gonna get even, get even with you

get revenge

Chinese:
Mandarin: 算帳／算帐 (zh) (suànzhàng)
Finnish: päästä tasoihin, tasoittaa (fi)
French: se venger (fr), prendre sa revanche (fr), rendre la monnaie de sa pièce (fr)
Italian: pareggiare i conti
Japanese: 仕返しする (ja) (しかえしする, shikaeshi suru)
Latin: hostiō
Occitan: se venjar, se revenjar
Russian: свести́ счёты pf (svestí sčóty), рассчита́ться (ru) pf (rassčitátʹsja), расквита́ться (ru) pf (raskvitátʹsja), поквита́ться (ru) pf (pokvitátʹsja)
Scottish Gaelic: faigh do latha fhèin air
Spanish: desquitarse (es)
Thai: แก้แค้น (th) (gɛ̂ɛ-kɛ́ɛn), ล้างแค้น (th) (láang-kɛ́ɛn), เอาคืน (ao-kʉʉn), คิดบัญชี (th) (kít-ban-chii), เช็กบิล (chék-bin)
Turkish: ödeşmek (tr)

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