1pay back
to pay an amount of money owed to another, to repay
He paid her back with interest.
2pay back
to exact revenge
He paid them back for their conniving.
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my back teeth are floatingno skin off my backno skin off one's backoff the back footon the back burneron the back footon the back ofonce you go black, you never go backone step forward, two steps backone's back is uppaint your back door red!pat on the backpat on the backpay a visitpay attentionpay dividendspay forpay forpay for itpay it forwardpay no mindpay offpay offpay offpay one's debt to societypay one's duespay one's duespay outpay outpay out
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