get even

phrase

: to get revenge

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Things got even more contentious this past February when Moreno accused Miller of causing their daughter to break her collarbone while in his care. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026 Oil prices are easing on Monday and helping to calm Wall Street’s worries that inflation could get even worse. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 Why nursing jobs are getting more difficult Conditions for nurses were bad before the pandemic, got even worse during it, and appear to be deteriorating further a few years out, according to research Lasater and her colleagues recently published. — Alana Semuels, Time, 30 July 2026 The world's largest media company is about to get even bigger, and this time the growth is coming through live sports. — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for get even

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Gete
get even
get even with
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