to get one's own back
[get] {one's} own back on {sb}
to get one's own back
01
to seek to harm or punish someone who has wronged or harmed one
Dialect
British
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Idiom
Informal
Exempel
Rather than seeking revenge, she chose to get her own back by excelling in her career and proving her worth to those who doubted her.
