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Discover LudwigThe phrase "Tit for tat" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe a situation where one action is reciprocated with a similar action, often in the context of retaliation or mutual exchange. Example: "In negotiations, it's often a case of tit for tat, where each side tries to match the other's offers or demands."
Idiom
Tit for tat.
An action done to revenge against a person who has done some wrong to you.
Dictionary
Tit for tat
noun
Hat.
Exact(27)
Tit for tat: Bollywood reinvents Hollywood.
Tit for tat in Wisconsin, too.
Tit for tat.
Not simple tit for tat.
Then came tit for tat.
"It was tit for tat against Huddersfield.
Similar(33)
It's tit-for-tat banter.
Wow, a tit-for-tat shrink!
Then it becomes tit-for-tat".
The tit-for-tat retaliation continued.
"It's just tit-for-tat," he says.
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