Get Back At (someone) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Get Back At (someone) Idiom mean?

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get back at (someone) What does get back at (someone) mean?	to do something bad to someone who has done something bad to you	The girl is angry at her boyfriend and she is getting back at him by not answering the telephone.
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Picture perfect What does "Picture perfect" mean?	When something is exactly as it should be it is said to be picture perfect.

Set your sights on What does "Set your sights on" mean?	If you set your sights on someone or something, it is your ambition to beat them or to achieve that goal.
like a house on fire What does "like a house on fire" mean?	rapidly and with force	We worked like a house on fire in order to finish our work before our vacation.
take turns What does "take turns" mean?	to do something alternately with others	We had to take turns using the dictionary because there was only one.
VHF What does "VHF" mean?	Very High Frequency	Very High FrequencyThe television wasn't working because of a problem with the VHF connection.

spare (someone) (something) What does "spare (someone) (something)" mean?	to exempt someone from having to listen to or express something	I wish that our teacher would spare us her speeches about her difficult childhood.
not breathe a word of it What does "not breathe a word of it" mean?	to not tell something (to anyone)	I will not breathe a word of it to my friend.
come to blows What does "come to blows" mean?	to begin to fight	The two men came to blows when they were trying to fix the car.
the size of it What does "the size of it" mean?	the way something is	"That`s about the size of it," I said as I told my friend about the accident.

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Get Back At (someone) Idiom