take (one's) revenge

idiom

: to hurt someone in return for being hurt by that person

He swore to take (his) revenge on his enemies.

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The strikes followed a pledge by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah to take revenge on Israel, who the group accuses of orchestrating an audacious two-day attack in Lebanon that saw Hezbollah pagers and handheld radios explode, killing more than 30 people and seriously injuring thousands. —Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024

In a bid to find the driver and take revenge, Dutch embarks on a strange psychic training course designed to unlock his latent mind powers. —Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2024

Most Shiites fled after the city was captured by ISIS, and many, including the Turks, worry that victorious Shiite PMF forces could take revenge on Sunni inhabitants. —Afshon Ostovar, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2016

Related article Iran mulls scrapping plans to take revenge on Israel in exchange for a Gaza ceasefire Israel has neither confirmed nor denied its involvement in that incident. —Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 11 Aug. 2024