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tit for tat

Equivalent retribution, an eye for an eye, returning exactly what you get.

Etymology:

  • Origin uncertain; conjectured to be from Dutch dit voor dat, French tant pour tant, or English tip for tap. The vowel sequence follows a typical ablaut reduplication pattern.
  • Tit for tat is a rhyme for hat.
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If you hit me, I'll hit you back; tit for tat.

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wie du mir so ich dir

tit por tat

tit pour tat

जैसे को तैसा

tatのシジュウカラ

문신에 대한 가슴

par referret

tit for tat

olho por olho

டாட் ஃபார் டாட்

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針鋒相對

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