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
aufstreben, tendere ad altiora. surgere ad magna (beide v. Pers., v. Geist [[[animus]], ingenium] u. dgl.). – au. zu etwas, niti od. eniti ad alqd (z. B. niti ad optima: u. ad consulatum eniti); tendere ad alqd (z. B. ad altiora).