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get back

get·back

common

verb

1.

come back to place where one has been before, or return to a previous activity

2.

recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost

  • “We got back the money after we threatened to sue the company”
  • “He got back his son from the kidnappers”
3.

take revenge or even out a score

  • “I cannot accept the defeat--I want to get even”
4.

get one''s revenge for a wrong or an injury

  • “I finally settled with my old enemy”

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