Preview（腕試し）

Sally: Why are you so angry?

Lucy: I heard that Cindy has been spreading rumors about me.

Sally: What are you going to do?

Lucy: I don't know, but I'd really like to get even with her somehow. Maybe I'll spread some rumors about her. . .

Lucy would like to:

A. do something bad to Cindy because Cindy did something bad to her

B. talk to Cindy about their problem

C. do something nice for Cindy

D. forget about this problem

　

Quick Glossary
（用語辞典）

spread a rumor = うわさを広める

revenge = 仕返し

imply = 含意する

Examples（例文）

This idiom is used when a person gets revenge for something that another person has done to her or him.

Cindy, who doesn't like Lucy very much, started spreading rumors about Lucy all over school. When she heard about the rumors, Lucy really wanted to get even with Cindy.

This idiom has the same basic meaning as get back at, but get even often implies a kind of equal repayment of the unkind act.

Exercises （練習）Type the appropriate form of the idiom in the box.

1. Lucy never with Cindy, and she soon forgot about the whole thing.

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2. Have you ever wanted to with someone who did something bad to you?

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