'Tit for Tat' what does it mean? - It's time to learn an English Phrase

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English Addict with Mr Duncan


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Have you ever been involved in a situation
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where 'Tit for Tat' has occurred?
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Now this is a very interesting phrase...
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'Tit for Tat'. You are getting your own back
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on another person a person,
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who has done something to you.
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Maybe they attack you physically or verbally.
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You do the same thing to them in retaliation.
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We call it 'Tit for Tat'.
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One person does something to another person,
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so that person returns with retaliation.
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We refer to it as Tit for Tat.
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The origins of this particular phrase come from
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'tip for tap' and over the years
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it has been changed to 'Tit for Tat'.
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You get involved in an argument or a fight
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where one person is attacking
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and the other person is retaliating.
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