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View synonyms for return the compliment
return the compliment
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Idioms and Phrases
Also, return the favor . Repay someone in kind, as in Her political opponent came out with a smear campaign, and she returned the compliment . Neither the compliment nor the favor in this idiom is necessarily desirable. [First half of 1700s]Discover More
Example Sentences
“And might I return the compliment?”
From Literature
He was happy to return the compliment.
From BBC
If you wish to return the compliment, blink and your cat might blink back.
From Scientific American
Prince Charles will return the compliment in a speech he makes at the handover ceremony on Monday evening.
From BBC
The leaders of France and Germany were happy to return the compliment.
From Washington Post
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