return the favor (English, verb)
expansion: return the favor (third-person singular simple present returns the favor, present participle returning the favor, simple past and past participle returned the favor)
Senses:
glosses: To do something for someone similar to what they did for you.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: returns the favor
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: returning the favor
tags: participle
present
form: returned the favor
tags: participle
past
form: returned the favor
tags: past
form: return the favour
tags: alternative
UK