Question

in_the_loop_725 an action in exchange for another equal action Synonym: give (someone) a taste of his own medicine; fix (someone’s) wagon

Accepted Answer

TIT FOR TAT Mark criticized Pam’s clothes and in return she criticized his haircut. It was tit for tat.I didn’t wash the dishes for you yesterday, and today you didn’t take out the trash for me. I guess it’s tit for tat. The expression may describe insults (sentence 1) or some harmless error (sentence 2).

Id	in_the_loop_725
Idiom	TIT FOR TAT
Definition	an action in exchange for another equal action
Examples	Mark criticized Pam’s clothes and in return she criticized his haircut. It was tit for tat. I didn’t wash the dishes for you yesterday, and today you didn’t take out the trash for me. I guess it’s tit for tat.
Cross-Refs	Synonym: give (someone) a taste of his own medicine; fix (someone’s) wagon
Extra Info	The expression may describe insults (sentence 1) or some harmless error (sentence 2).

Tit Tat Action Criticized I Didn’t Sentence Loop