take (one's) revenge
idiom
: to hurt someone in return for being hurt by that person
He swore to take (his) revenge on his enemies.
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When an off-site excursion with the MDR workers results in Helena Eagan’s near-murder, his shadowy overlords take revenge: Gargantuan Lumon enforcer Mr. Drummond tears Milchick apart in a performance review for using too many big words.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
Since then, Trump has often vowed to take revenge against his enemies, naming Milley often as one such foe.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 29 Jan. 2025
The pardons come as Trump vowed on the campaign trail to take revenge against his enemies, with Milley being one of his most high-profile foes.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
The story of Captain Ahab’s obsessive quest to take revenge on the white whale who bit off his leg is an American classic and has been read in countless classrooms since its publication in 1851.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
Since then, Trump has often vowed to take revenge against his enemies, naming Milley often as one such foe.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 29 Jan. 2025
The pardons come as Trump vowed on the campaign trail to take revenge against his enemies, with Milley being one of his most high-profile foes.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
The story of Captain Ahab’s obsessive quest to take revenge on the white whale who bit off his leg is an American classic and has been read in countless classrooms since its publication in 1851.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for take (one's) revenge
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“Take (one's) revenge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20%28one%27s%29%20revenge. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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