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tit for tat definition

tit for tat

this for that: phrase used when someone pays back one wrong or injury with another

Etymology: var. of earlier tip for tap (Fr tant pour tant): see tip

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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