return the favor
idiom
: to do something the same or similar in return for something done
He treats them well, and they return the favor.
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The high-profile relationship has seen Swift support her partner at his NFL games—including his Super Bowl win earlier this year—and Travis Kelce return the favor at a number of her concert dates across the globe.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
If someone invites you to their home for dinner, return the favor.
—Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
Bright & Rohrabacher blew open game three, winning 11-6 and never really being pushed, only to have the #1 pairs return the favor in game four by the same 11-6 score-line.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
The least Booth and the Nuggets can do is return the favor in kind.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2024
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David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
If someone invites you to their home for dinner, return the favor.
—Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
Bright & Rohrabacher blew open game three, winning 11-6 and never really being pushed, only to have the #1 pairs return the favor in game four by the same 11-6 score-line.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
The least Booth and the Nuggets can do is return the favor in kind.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Return the favor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/return%20the%20favor. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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