PAY ONE BACK IN HIS OWN COIN

Meaning of PAY ONE BACK IN HIS OWN COIN in English

v. phr. To retaliate. Jim refused to help Bob when he needed it most, so Bob decided to pay him back in his own coin and told him to go and look for help elsewhere.

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PAY ONE BACK IN HIS OWN COIN — {v. phr.} To retaliate. * /Jim refused to help Bob when he needed it most, so Bob decided to pay …
Slang English vocab
PAY ONE BACK IN HIS OWN COIN — {v. phr.} To retaliate. * /Jim refused to help Bob when he needed it most, so Bob decided to pay …
Словарь английских идиом
BACK
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PAY — I. ˈpā verb ( paid also in sense 8 payed ˈpād ; paid ; paying ; pays ) Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIS — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, gen. of hē he — more at he obsolete possessive of he I …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COIN — I. ˈkȯin noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English coyne, from Middle French coing, coin wedge, stamp, corner, from Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BACK — I. ˈbak noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bak, back, from Old English bæc; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COIN — (v. t.) To make of a definite fineness, and convert into coins, as a mass of metal; to mint; to …
Английский словарь Webster
PAY — pay 1 /pay/ , v. , paid or ( Obs. except for defs. 12, 24c ) payed; paying; n. , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OWN — /ohn/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COIN — — coinable , adj. — coiner , n. /koyn/ , n. 1. a piece of metal stamped and issued by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BACK — back 1 — backless , adj. /bak/ , n. 1. the rear part of the human body, extending from the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PAY — I. ˈpā verb ( paid ˈpād ; also in sense 7 payed ; pay·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COIN — I. ˈkȯin noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French coing wedge, corner, from Latin cuneus wedge Date: 14th century 1. archaic …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PAY — noun satisfaction; content. 2. pay ·vt to give or offer, without an implied obligation; as, to pay attention; to pay …
Webster English vocab
OWN — adj to hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; …
Webster English vocab
COIN — vi to manufacture counterfeit money. 2. coin ·noun that which serves for payment or recompense. 3. coin ·vt to acquire …
Webster English vocab
BACK
Webster English vocab
PAY — [pay] vb paid also in sense 7. payed ; pay.ing [ME, fr. OF paier, fr. L pacare to pacify, fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OWN — [own] adj [ME owen, fr. OE agen; akin to OHG eigan own, ON eiginn, OE agan to possess--more at owe] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COIN — [coin] n [ME, fr. MF, wedge, corner, fr. L cuneus wedge] (14c) 1 archaic a: corner, cornerstone, quoin b: wedge …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Britannica English vocabulary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OWN — / əʊn; NAmE oʊn/ adjective , pronoun , verb ■ adjective , pronoun 1. used to emphasize that sth belongs …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COIN — / kɔɪn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a small flat piece of metal used …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BACK — / bæk; NAmE / noun , adjective , adverb , verb ■ noun PART OF BODY 1. the part of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OWN — I. own 1 S1 W1 /əʊn $ oʊn/ BrE AmE adjective , pronoun [always after a possessive] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COIN — I. coin 1 S3 /kɔɪn/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: 'three-sided piece, corner' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BACK
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PAY — v. & n. --v.tr. (past and past part. paid) 1 (also absol.) give (a person etc.) what is due for …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COIN — n. & v. --n. 1 a piece of flat usu. round metal stamped and issued by authority as money. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BACK
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PAY — v. & n. v.tr. (past and past part. paid) 1 (also absol.) give (a person etc.) what is due for …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OWN — adj. & v. adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COIN — n. & v. n. 1 a piece of flat usu. round metal stamped and issued by authority as money. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BACK
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PAY — 1. v. & n. --v.tr. (past and past part. paid) 1. (also absol.) give (a person etc.) what is due …
Oxford English vocab
OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1. a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
COIN — n. & v. --n. 1. a piece of flat usu. round metal stamped and issued by authority as money. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
BACK
Oxford English vocab
BACK — I. ADVERB USES /bæk/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAY — ( pays, paying, paid) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OWN — ( owns, owning, owned) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COIN — ( coins, coining, coined) 1. A coin is a small piece of metal which is used as money. ...50 pence …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HIS — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES betray his presence ▪ The slightest sound might betray his presence . craned his neck …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COIN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a stamp/coin/book/glass etc collection ▪ an impressive Roman coin collection coin a term (= …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PAY — (BUY) [verb] [past:] paid - to give (money) to (someone) usually for something which you want to buy, for services …
Cambridge English vocab

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