tit for tat

Tit for tat is defined as a repayment of equal value for a trade or for retaliation.

(noun)

An example of tit for tat is when you exchange four quarters for a dollar.

See tit for tat in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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

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

See tit for tat in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Repayment in kind, as for an injury; retaliation.

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Origin: Probably alteration of tip for tap

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