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Definition of tit for tat noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tit for tat

noun
 
/ˌtɪt fə ˈtæt/
 
/ˌtɪt fər ˈtæt/
[uncountable]
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  1. a situation in which you do something bad to somebody because they have done the same to you
    • the routine tit for tat when countries expel each other’s envoys
    • tit-for-tat assassinations by rival gangs
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noun
 
 
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