return the compliment

return the compliment  {v. phr.}
To say or do the same to someone that he has said or done to you; pay someone back.
Mary said, "I love your new hairdo" and Suzy returned the compliment with "What a pretty dress you're wearing, Mary."
John punched Jerry in the nose, and Jerry returned the compliment.
Categories: love verb
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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