sweet revenge
Delicious settling scores
Sweet revenge is the satisfying feeling of getting back at someone who wronged you.
The sweetness lies in the pleasure of seeing justice served on your own terms: After years of being overlooked, her success was sweet revenge.
The phrase often implies that waiting made the payback more gratifying—revenge is a dish best served cold, but it tastes sweet.
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
- payback timeMoment of retribution
- getting evenReciprocating a wrong
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
just desserts · vindication · grudge · spite · retaliation · nemesis · bitter · bitter enemy · satisfying · cold · dish · settling · settling scores · score · betrayal · justice · plotting · scheme
- Schadenfreudeserves you right, boo hoo, world's smallest violin, cry me a river, just desserts
- Braggingbrag, gloat, show off, flex, swagger
- metaphorsbroken heart, dead metaphor, mixed metaphor, time is money, extended metaphor
sweet revengeforgiveness
Releasing resentment toward offenders
mercy · pardon · absolution · clemency · grace
sweet revengehollow victory
Triumph devoid of reward
inner peace · serenity · release · tranquility · healing
sweet revengemagnanimity
Generous, noble spirit
benevolence · compassion · nobility · moral high ground · saintliness
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