get back at (someone)
idiom
informal
: to do something bad or unpleasant to (someone who has treated one badly or unfairly)
After he lost his job, he vowed that he would find a way to get back at his old boss.
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Colson Thayer, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
This could be done by an AI developer who has become upset and wants to get back at the AI maker.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
At the glass bridge, Mi-nyeo (Kim Joo-ryung) grabs onto Deok-su (Heo Sung-tae) to get back at him for abandoning her in a previous game.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 20 Dec. 2024
During an interview with the South Florida Sun Sentinel, Belz argued that Herbst ran for office to get back at the commission bosses who fired him.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024
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Colson Thayer, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
This could be done by an AI developer who has become upset and wants to get back at the AI maker.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
At the glass bridge, Mi-nyeo (Kim Joo-ryung) grabs onto Deok-su (Heo Sung-tae) to get back at him for abandoning her in a previous game.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 20 Dec. 2024
During an interview with the South Florida Sun Sentinel, Belz argued that Herbst ran for office to get back at the commission bosses who fired him.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Get back at (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20back%20at%20%28someone%29. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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