pagar con la misma moneda

pagar con la misma moneda
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
a. to pay back
Puede que me haya hecho daño, pero no voy a pagar con la misma moneda lo que me hizo. Soy mejor que él.He might have wronged me, but I'm not going to pay him back for what he did to me. I'm better than him.
b. to get revenge
Le fui infiel al principio de nuestra relación y me está pagando con la misma moneda. La vi con otro hombre.I was unfaithful to her at the beginning of our relationship, and now she's getting revenge on me. I saw her with another man.
c. to have one’s revenge
Soy una persona vengativa prometo que te pagaré con la misma moneda.I'm a revengeful person, and I swear I will have my revenge.
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