Н61

НЕВЕСТКЕ В ОТМЕСТКУ highly collInvarusu. advfixed WO
(to do sth. ) in order to offend, embarrass etc s.o. who previously did the same to one
as an act of revenge: (in order) to even the score(in order) to give s.o. a taste of his own medicine(in order) to get back at s.o.(in order) to pay s.o. back in kind (in his own coin).
Он опять вовремя не позвонил, и она решила - невестке в отместку - уйти из дому на весь вечер. Again he didn't call when he'd promised to, so she decided to even the score by going out for the whole evening.

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