单词 | to pay any one in his own coin |
释义 | > as lemmasto pay any one in his own coin b. to pay any one in his own coin: to treat him as he has treated others; to give him tit for tat. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > treat one as he has been treated [verb (transitive)] to give a person a pig of his (her, etc.) own sowc1525 to pay any one in his own coina1618 a1618 W. Raleigh Apol. Voy. Guiana 70 in Judicious & Sel. Ess. (1650) For us to defend our selves and pay them with their owne Coyne. 1690 J. Mackenzie Siege London-derry 32/1 The Besieged..repay them from the Walls in the same coyn. 1713 R. Steele in Guardian 3 June 2/1 If they pay the Slanderer in his own Coyn. 1867 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest I. iv. 226 He was but paying off Hugh of Paris and William of Rouen in their own coin. < as lemmas |
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