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Definition of
get back at phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
get back at
phrasal verb
phrasal verb
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Phrasal Verbs
get back at somebody
(
informal
)
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to do something bad to someone who has done something bad to you; to get
revenge
on someone
I'll find a way of getting back at him!
See
get back at
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Nearby words
get away with
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get back
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get back to
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