get back at
Intermediate (B1)informal
To do something bad to someone because they did something bad to you first.
"She was furious and wanted to get back at him for telling everyone her secret."
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so she wanted to get back at him.
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So you'll get back at least a year.
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So, you're going to get back at Ross?