pagárselas

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pagárselas
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
¡Desgraciado! Las vas a pagar por lo que me hiciste. Estoy no se queda así.You scumbag! You'll pay back for what you did to me. This isn't over.
b. to get revenge
¡No puedo que hiciste que despidieran a Ian! - Te dije que las iba a pagar por esos rumores que propagó sobre mí.I can't believe you got Ian fired! - I told you I'd get revenge for those nasty rumors he spread about me.
c. to have one’s revenge
Fred piensa que se salió con la suya, pero las va a pagar de una manera u otra.Fred thinks he got away with it, but I'll have my revenge one way or another.
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