return the compliment

re·turn the com·pli·ment

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ri-turn stressed th ee noun kom-pluh-muh nt]
- /rɪˈtɜrn stressed ði noun ˈkɒm plə mənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ri-turn stressed th ee noun kom-pluh-muh nt]
- /rɪˈtɜrn stressed ði noun ˈkɒm plə mənt/

Definitions of return the compliment words

verbal expression return the compliment repay sb's kindness with a kind act 1
phrase return the compliment If you say that someone returns the compliment, you mean that they do the same thing to someone else as that person has done to them. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

bandied — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
bandying — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
cash in — If you say that someone cashes in on a situation, you are criticizing them for using it to gain an advantage, often in an unfair or dishonest way.
castled — like a castle in construction; castellated
deal in — to occupy oneself or itself (usually followed by with or in): Botany deals with the study of plants. He deals in generalities.

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