Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get one's own back

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English

Syllables: get one's own back
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

1

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To avenge oneself.

Example Sentences

"When he spurns her, Julia is outraged to hear it is because she did not measure up to his secret list of 10 bullet-pointed attributes for an ideal bride. To get her own back, she invites her best friend, penniless clergyman’s daughter Selina Dalton (Freida Pinto), up to town to ensnare Malcolm, by faking the 10 comely attributes from his list."

Etymology

From get someone's back.

Inflected Forms

gets one's own back (present, singular) getting one's own back (participle, present) got one's own back (past) got one's own back (UK, participle) gotten one's own back (US, participle)

Synonyms

avenge even the score get back at get one's own back retaliate settle the score take revenge tar out

Questions

What does get one's own back mean?: To avenge oneself.
Where does get one's own back come from?: From get someone's back.

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