give as good as one gets

She was more for the give as good as you get school of protest.

"Why do I think you might be able to give as good as you get?"

There are ways to push back, let stuff slide, give as good as you get.

I think if you had to, you'd give as good as you got.

You'll get thrown around, so it's always important to give as good as you get.

"Lay about you and give as good as you get.

"Well, I hope you gave as good as you got."

You've got to give as good as you get."

You have to fight fire with fire, give as good as you get.

Mr. Koch had urged the new Mayor to "always give as good as you get."

Give as good as you get."

Part of the reason for that, David - and my last piece of advice (at least for now) - is always to give as good as you get.

It's no boon you seek: you give as good as you get, right, so it's a mutually beneficial transaction, right?

"In the meanwhile I'll give it out more decidedly that if any more arson occurs on your property you will give as good as you get."

It's all meant warmly - if they don't insult you, they really don't like you - so make sure you give as good as you get.

Furthermore, Ishmael distinguishes erratic retaliation from war, a feature of Taker societies, which he describes so: "Retaliation is giving as good as you get; going to war is conquering people to make them do what you want."

Trying to win Chrissie around into giving their marriage another try, Den declared: "I know we've got a great relationship even when we're tearing lumps out of each other, you give as good as you get and that's the sort of marriage I've always wanted".

And he called after them goodnaturedly, as they stammered their thanks from the doorway: "And if any among my hopefuls get playful with you-for they're a corn- fed lot, and the boys have a way of playing rough with newcomersstand to it and give as good as you get.

Next came the charm, as he made you realise that his interest in you was more enduring than in the others, because you were something more than them: a counterpart who gave as good as you got; who had as much to say (and as much wit to say it) as he did.