tit for tat

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noun

with an equivalent given in retaliation, as a blow for a blow, repartee, etc.: He answered their insults tit for tat.

Origin of tit for tat

First recorded in 1550–60; perhaps variant of earlier tip for tap

Words nearby tit for tat

titarakura, titbit, titchy, titer, titfer, tit for tat, tithable, tithe, tithe barn, tither, tithing

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Example sentences from the Web for tit for tat

Other feminist sites have championed objectifying men in tit-for-tat fashion as empowering women.
Full Frontal Disney: Feminism's Nudity Double Standard|Emily Shire|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This series of tit-for-tat bombings has created the most violent and volatile dynamic in Lebanon since the end of the civil war.
Is Syria Being 'Lebanized' or is Lebanon Being 'Syrianized'?|Hussein Ibish|August 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He had declared war against Bence; henceforth, he vowed, the tit-for-tat policy should be pursued with implacable thoroughness.
Mrs. Thompson|William Babington Maxwell
Mr. Stanges play was an amusing comedy, dealing with domestic infelicityof the tit-for-tat orderin the old style.
Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905|Various

It was therefore but tit-for-tat when Minos sent Athenian tributary boys and girls to fight his bull, the bullheaded Minotaur.
The World of Homer|Andrew Lang
Was she saying to herself that this was tit-for-tat; a riposte for his "Sibyl" of their talk in the morning?
It Never Can Happen Again|William De Morgan
Don't you remember my father calling it the Battle of Tit-for-Tat?
Evan Harrington, Complete|George Meredith

British Dictionary definitions for tit for tat

tit for tat

noun

an equivalent given in return or retaliation; blow for blow

Word Origin for tit for tat

C16: from earlier tip for tap

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Idioms and Phrases with tit for tat

tit for tat

Repayment in kind, retaliation, as in If he won't help with the beach clean-up, I won't run a booth at the bake sale; that's tit for tat. This term is believed to be a corruption of tip for tap, which meant “a blow for a blow.” Its current form dates from the mid-1500s.

Cultural definitions for tit for tat

tit for tat

Giving back exactly what one receives: “If you hit me, I'll do the same to you; it's tit for tat.”

单词	tit for tat
释义	tit for tat SEE SYNONYMS FOR tit for tat ON THESAURUS.COM noun with an equivalent given in retaliation, as a blow for a blow, repartee, etc.: He answered their insults tit for tat. Origin of tit for tat First recorded in 1550–60; perhaps variant of earlier tip for tap Words nearby tit for tat titarakura, titbit, titchy, titer, titfer, tit for tat, tithable, tithe, tithe barn, tither, tithing Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tit for tat Other feminist sites have championed objectifying men in tit-for-tat fashion as empowering women. Full Frontal Disney: Feminism's Nudity Double Standard\|Emily Shire\|August 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST This series of tit-for-tat bombings has created the most violent and volatile dynamic in Lebanon since the end of the civil war. Is Syria Being 'Lebanized' or is Lebanon Being 'Syrianized'?\|Hussein Ibish\|August 29, 2013\|DAILY BEAST He had declared war against Bence; henceforth, he vowed, the tit-for-tat policy should be pursued with implacable thoroughness. Mrs. Thompson\|William Babington Maxwell Mr. Stanges play was an amusing comedy, dealing with domestic infelicityof the tit-for-tat orderin the old style. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905\|Various It was therefore but tit-for-tat when Minos sent Athenian tributary boys and girls to fight his bull, the bullheaded Minotaur. The World of Homer\|Andrew Lang Was she saying to herself that this was tit-for-tat; a riposte for his "Sibyl" of their talk in the morning? It Never Can Happen Again\|William De Morgan Don't you remember my father calling it the Battle of Tit-for-Tat? Evan Harrington, Complete\|George Meredith British Dictionary definitions for tit for tat tit for tat noun an equivalent given in return or retaliation; blow for blow Word Origin for tit for tat C16: from earlier tip for tap Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with tit for tat tit for tat Repayment in kind, retaliation, as in If he won't help with the beach clean-up, I won't run a booth at the bake sale; that's tit for tat. This term is believed to be a corruption of tip for tap, which meant “a blow for a blow.” Its current form dates from the mid-1500s. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to tit for tat equivalent, eye for an eye, quid pro quo, trade-off Cultural definitions for tit for tat tit for tat Giving back exactly what one receives: “If you hit me, I'll do the same to you; it's tit for tat.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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tit for tat

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