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    tit for tat

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌtit for ˈtat noun [uncountable]  informalATTACK something bad that you do to someone because they have done something bad to you 一报还一报，以牙还牙Origin tit for tat (1500-1600) Probably from tip for tap “tit for tat” ((1500-1600)), from tip “light blow” ( → TIP1) and tap “light blow”
    ˌtit for ˈtat nounChineseSyllable


    tit for tat
    ˌtit for ˈtat noun [uncountable]
     Date: 1500-1600
     Origin: Probably from tip for tap 'tit for tat' (1500-1600), from tip 'light blow' ( ⇨ tip1) and tap 'light blow'
    informal something bad that you do to someone because they have done something bad to you


    tit for tatBrE /ˌtɪt fə ˈtæt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌtɪt fər ˈtæt/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a situation in which you do sth bad to sb because they have done the same to you 以牙还牙；针锋相对；一报还一报◆the routine tit for tat when countries expel each other's envoys国家相互驱逐对方使节这种惯常的报复行动◆tit-for-tat assassinations by rival gangs敌对团伙冤冤相报的暗杀