be+even+with
11get even with somebody — be/get ˈeven (with sb) idiom (informal) to cause sb the same amount of trouble or harm as they have caused you • I ll get even with you for this, just you wait. Main entry: ↑evenidiom …
12get even with — Synonyms and related words: account with, alternate, avenge, bandy, be quits, be quits with, change, clear the board, commute, compensate, cooperate, counterchange, even the score, exchange, fix, get back at, give and take, interchange, launch a… …
13even — even1 [ē′vən] adj. [ME < OE efne, efen, akin to Ger eben, Goth ibns < ? IE base * yem , hold together > MIr emon, twins] 1. flat; level; smooth [even country] 2. not irregular; not varying; uniform; constant [an even tempo] 3. calm;… …
14Even — E ven, a. [AS. efen. efn; akin to OS. eban, D. even, OHG. eban, G. efen, Icel. jafn, Dan. jevn, Sw. j[ a]mn, Goth. ibns. Cf. {Anent}, {Ebb}.] 1. Level, smooth, or equal in surface; not rough; free from irregularities; hence uniform in rate of… …
15with the best will in the world — No matter how willing or persevering one is • • • Main Entry: ↑will * * * with the best will in the world british spoken phrase used for saying that even if you want something very much or try very hard, it will still not be possible to do… …
16even Ste|phen — even Ste|ven or even Ste|phen «STEE vuhn», U.S. Slang. even; with the chances even; as likely to go one way as another: »It s even Stephen whether the innocent floor show or…the merengue is more fun (New Yorker) …
17even Ste|ven — or even Ste|phen «STEE vuhn», U.S. Slang. even; with the chances even; as likely to go one way as another: »It s even Stephen whether the innocent floor show or…the merengue is more fun (New Yorker) …
18with interest — charged or paid loans that must be paid back with interest ■ (of an action) reciprocated with more force or vigor than the original one he may have a reputation for getting even, with interest …
19get even with — phrasal to repay in kind …
20get even with — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. settle a score, avenge, pay back; see revenge …
