Related Words for return the favor

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give as good as one gets
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Phrase, Verb
put in a good word
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Phrase, Verb
do the honors
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Phrase, Verb
follow suit
/x/
Phrase, Verb
curry favor
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
turn the tables
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
get back at
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Phrase, Verb
get even
//x
Phrase, Verb
lend a hand
/x/
Phrase, Verb
look to
//
Phrase, Verb
advantage
x/x
Noun
even the score
/xx/
Phrase, Verb
get it
//
Phrase, Verb
give someone a break
//xx/
Phrase, Verb
have it coming
///x
Phrase, Verb
borrow
/x
Verb
pat on the back
//x/
Phrase, Noun, Verb
deliver the goods
x/xx/
Phrase, Verb
suck up
/x
Phrase, Verb
take revenge
/x/
Phrase, Verb
sponge
/
Noun
turn the other cheek
/x/x/
Phrase, Verb
go the extra mile
/x/x/
Phrase, Verb
dine out on
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Phrase, Verb
kiss up to
///
Phrase, Verb
crash
/
Noun
hand down
//
Phrase, Verb
cut someone some slack
//x//
Phrase, Verb
come in handy
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
fight fire with fire
//x//x
Phrase, Verb
wait on someone hand and foot
///x///
Phrase, Verb
be my guest
///
Phrase, Verb
flatter
/x
Verb
feel for
//
Phrase, Verb
jump the queue
/x/
Phrase, Verb
let someone have it
//x//
Phrase, Verb
one up
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
bite the hand that feeds one
/x////
Phrase, Verb
make free with
///
Phrase, Verb
take for
//
Phrase, Verb
wish someone well
//x/
Phrase, Verb
would
/
Verb, Noun
fall for
//
Phrase, Verb
throw a kiss
/x/
Phrase, Verb
get the better of
/x/x/
Phrase, Verb
hit the jackpot
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
kudos
/x
Noun
take delight in
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
lay on
//
Phrase, Verb
roll out the red carpet
//x//x
Phrase, Verb
should
/
Verb, Noun
blow a kiss
/x/
Phrase, Verb
treat like dirt
///
Phrase, Verb
teach someone a lesson
//xx/x
Phrase, Verb
give the time of day
/x///
Phrase, Verb
put down for
///
Phrase, Verb
give
/
Verb
turn up trumps
///
Phrase, Verb
take a bow
/x/
Phrase, Verb
accolade
/xx
Noun, Verb
accrue
x/
Verb, Noun
achieve
x/
Verb
achievement
x/x
Noun
address
/x
Noun, Verb
adjoint
x/
Noun, Adjective
advocate
/xx
Noun, Verb
affections
x/x
Noun
affidavit
xx/x
Noun
affordability
xxx/xx
Noun
again
x/
Adverb
allocate
/xx
Verb
announcement
x/x
Noun
appeal
x/
Noun, Verb
arrival
x/x
Noun
arrive
x/
Verb
ask
/
Verb, Noun
assist
x/
Verb, Noun
assumed
x/
Adjective
austenitic
/x/x
Adjective
avail
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
aye
/
Name, Adverb
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
backflow
/x
Noun, Verb
backhand
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
backtrack
/x
Verb, Noun
bankrupt
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
behalf
x/
Noun
benchmark
/x
Noun, Verb
benefit
/xx
Noun, Verb
biggest
/x
Adjective
bill
/
Noun, Verb
bivalent
/xx
Adjective, Noun
blessing
/x
Noun
blossom
/x
Noun, Verb
bogus
/x
Adjective, Noun
book
/
Noun, Verb
boomerang
/xx
Noun, Verb
boon
/
Noun, Adjective
bounce
/
Verb, Noun
branch
/
Noun, Verb
bring
/
Verb
bring back
//
Phrase, Verb
callback
/x
Noun
catch
/
Verb, Noun
celebrity
x/xx
Noun
change
/
Noun, Verb
chop
/
Noun, Verb
come
/
Verb, Noun
come back
//
Phrase, Verb
comeback
/x
Noun, Verb
coming back
/x/
Phrase, Noun
commendation
xx/x
Noun
compensation
xx/x
Noun
competing
x/x
Adjective
con
/
Noun, Verb
concession
x/x
Noun, Verb
consideration
xxx/x
Noun
contrast
/x
Noun, Verb
contribution
xx/x
Noun
costume
x/
Noun, Verb
counterpart
/xx
Noun, Verb
counterparty
/xxx
Noun
counterweight
/xx
Noun, Verb
cracker
/x
Noun
cronyism
/xxx
Noun
cut back
//
Phrase, Verb
debt
/
Noun
decay
x/
Noun, Verb
declaration
xx/x
Noun
deed
/
Noun, Verb
defer
x/
Verb
delay
x/
Noun, Verb
deliver
x/x
Verb, Adjective
department
x/x
Noun
deport
x/
Verb
deportation
xx/x
Noun
depreciation
xxx/x
Noun
devolution
xx/x
Noun
devolve
x/
Verb
difficulty
/xxx
Noun
disbursement
x/x
Noun
discarding
x/x
Noun
discharge
x/
Noun, Verb
disclosure
x/x
Noun
disfavor
x/x
Noun, Verb
dismiss
x/
Verb
dismissal
x/x
Noun
dividend
/xx
Noun, Verb
double back
/x/
Phrase, Verb
drawback
/x
Noun
drive
/
Noun, Verb
duty
/x
Noun
earning
/x
Verb, Noun
earnings
/x
Noun
efficiency
x/xx
Noun
elect
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
election
x/x
Noun
elevator
/xxx
Noun, Verb
enabling
x/xx
Noun
encourage
x/x
Verb
endorse
x/
Verb, Noun
enhancement
x/x
Noun
enter
/x
Verb, Noun
entry
/x
Noun
equivalent
x/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
ex
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
exchange
x/
Noun, Verb
expel
x/
Verb
expulsion
x/x
Noun
facilitate
x/xx
Verb
fall
/
Verb, Noun
favoritism
/xxxx
Noun
favour
/x
Noun, Verb
feedback
/x
Noun, Verb
filing
/x
Noun
flash back
//
Phrase, Verb
flashback
/x
Noun, Verb
flavor
/x
Noun, Verb
flight
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
flip
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
flow
/
Noun, Verb
flower
/x
Noun, Verb
fontaine
x/
Name
footnote
/x
Noun, Verb
forehand
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
form
/
Noun, Verb
forwarding
/xx
Noun
foster
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
found
/
Verb, Noun
friend
/
Noun, Verb
fun
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
furnishing
/xx
Noun
gain
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
generate
/xx
Verb
gesture
/x
Noun, Verb
get
/
Verb, Noun
get back
//
Phrase, Verb
getting even
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
gift
/
Noun, Verb
give back
//
Phrase, Verb
go
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
godsend
/x
Noun
grace
/
Noun, Verb
handover
/xx
Noun
hark back
//
Name, Verb, Name
help
/
Verb, Noun
high
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
home
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
homecoming
/xx
Noun
honor
/x
Noun, Verb
honour
/x
Noun, Verb
hyphenated
/xxx
Adjective
immunity
x/xx
Noun
income
/x
Noun
income tax return
/x/x/
Phrase, Noun
indebted
x/x
Adjective
indulging
x/x
Noun
intake
/x
Noun, Verb
interchange
xx/
Noun, Verb
interest
/x
Noun, Verb
intro
/x
Noun, Verb
issue
/x
Noun, Verb