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The Britannica Dictionary tit for tat 1 ENTRIES FOUND:

• tit for tat (noun)

tit for tat /ˌtɪtfɚˈtæt/ noun tit for tat /ˌtɪtfɚˈtæt/ noun Britannica Dictionary definition of TIT FOR TAT [noncount] : a situation in which you do something to harm someone who has done something harmful to you

• rival politicians playing a game of tit for tat

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— tit–for–tat

adjective

• tit-for-tat bombings

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