PAY SB BACK (FOR STH)


Meaning of PAY SB BACK (FOR STH) in English

to punish sb for making you or sb else suffer :

I'll pay him back for making me look like a fool in front of everyone.

—related noun payback

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.