take vengeance (up)on someone

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• vengeance — ven|geance [ vendʒəns ] noun uncount the act of harming or killing someone because they have done something bad to you: REVENGE: Both sides were locked in a cycle of violence and vengeance. take/wreak/inflict vengeance on someone: He was… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• vengeance — UK [ˈvendʒ(ə)ns] / US [ˈvendʒəns] noun [uncountable] the act of harming or killing someone because they have done something bad to you Both sides were locked in a cycle of violence and vengeance. take/wreak/inflict vengeance on someone: He was… …   English dictionary

• Revolving Doors of Vengeance — Infobox Television show name = Revolving Doors of Vengeance (酒店風雲) caption = genre = Modern Drama format = runtime = 45 minutes (approx.) creator = director = producer = writer = starring = Joe Ma Kenix Kwok Ron Ng Ella Koon opentheme = 心計 by… …   Wikipedia

• get back at — TAKE REVENGE ON, exact/wreak revenge on, avenge oneself on, take vengeance on, get even with, pay back, retaliate on/against, exact retribution on, give someone their just deserts; Brit. informal get one s own back on. → get * * * get back at To… …   Useful english dictionary

• revenge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. &v. See retaliation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of returning an injury] Syn. vengeance, requital, reprisal, getting even, measure for measure, an eye for an eye, blow for blow, tit for tat,… …   English dictionary for students

• get — verb 1) where did you get that hat? Syn: acquire, obtain, come by, receive, gain, earn, win, come into, take possession of, be given; buy, purchase, procure, secure; gather, collect, pick up …   Thesaurus of popular words

• List of Hunter x Hunter characters — The Hunter × Hunter manga and anime series features an extensive cast of characters created by Yoshihiro Togashi. The series takes place in a fictional universe where licensed specialists, known as Hunters, travel the world taking on special jobs …   Wikipedia

• revenge — /rəˈvɛndʒ / (say ruh venj) noun 1. the act of revenging; retaliation for injuries or wrongs; vengeance. 2. something done in revenging. 3. the desire to revenge; vindictiveness. 4. an opportunity of retaliation or satisfaction. –verb (revenged,… …  

• get even — verb 1. compensate; make the score equal (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑equalize, ↑equalise • Derivationally related forms: ↑equalisation (for: ↑equalise), ↑equalization …   Useful english dictionary

• Botulf Botulfsson — Botulf Botulfsson, (d. 1311) from Gottröra was a Swedish man burned at the stake for heresy. His is the only confirmed case of an execution for heresy in Sweden. He was accused by the Catholic Church of heresy after having denied that the wine… …   Wikipedia

• get even — Waite thinks he s struck the final blow, but I ll get even Syn: have one s revenge, avenge oneself, take vengeance, even the score, settle the score, hit back, give as good as one gets, pay someone back, repay someone, reciprocate, retaliate,… …   Thesaurus of popular words