tit for tat

• Locution décrivant une réponse symétrique à une action, en particulier négative, où l'on rend à quelqu'un la pareille, souvent dans le cadre de disputes ou de conflits.

A phrase describing a retaliatory action where someone responds to another's negative behavior with a similar action, often used in arguments or conflicts.

1. Retaliation or exchangeB2informal

   A situation where someone responds to an action with a similar action, often as revenge or in kind.

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   • He insulted her, and she gave him tit for tat by ignoring him.
   • The two companies engaged in a tit-for-tat trade war.
   • Their argument was just tit for tat over small issues.