rendre la monnaie de sa pièce
French
Etymology
Literally, “to return someone change in their own coinage”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁɑ̃.dʁə la mɔ.nɛ d(ə) sa pjɛs/
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Verb
- (transitive with à) to give someone a taste of their own medicine, to retaliate, to pay back in someone's own coin, to pay back in kind
- Synonym: rendre la pareille
Conjugation
- see rendre
Related terms
- récolter la monnaie de sa pièce
See also
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