μετακοσμώ

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τὸν αὐτὸν ἔρανον ἀποδοῦναι → pay him back in his own coin, repay him in his own coin, pay someone back in their own coin, pay back in someone's own coin, give tit for tat, pay back in kind

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Greek Monolingual

μετακοσμῶ, -έω (Α)
μεταβάλλω μια διακόσμηση ή τάξη ή κατάσταση, μεταρρυθμίζω (α. «οὕτως μετακοσμεῑται πρὸς τὸ φῶς ἡ πτέρωσις», Λουκιαν.
β. μτφ. «μετακοσμεῑν τινας ἐπὶ τὸ βέλτιον», Ιωσ.).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < μετ(α)- + κοσμῶ «στολίζω» (< κόσμος «τάξη»)].