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rendre la pareille

/ʁɑ̃.dʁə la pa.ʁɛj/

verb/ʁɑ̃.dʁə la pa.ʁɛj/

to return the favor [with à ‘to someone’] (in a favorable sense); to pay back in kind, to pay back in someone's own coin, to get one's own back on [with à ‘someone’] (in an unfavorable sense)

Synonyms: renvoyer l'ascenseur, rendre la monnaie de sa pièce

Compare Italian rendere la pariglia.