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tit for tat
tit for tat


noun 
Definition:
 
repaying of wrong done: the repayment a wrong or injury suffered by inflicting equivalent harm on the doer ( hyphenated when used before a noun )
tit-for-tat strikes
[Mid-16th century. Origin ?]
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