(informal, in good part) (transitive with à) to return the favour / (informal, in bad part) (transitive with à) to pay back in kind, to pay back in someone's own coin, to get one's own back on

(rare) head to toe

to die hard, to be well-ingrained, to have legs, to be difficult to get rid of

(Louisiana) to bring to justice

(figuratively, informal) to split the difference, to meet halfway

(figuratively, transitive) to keep on a tight leash, to have under one's thumb, to boss around

(transitive with à) (informal) to put pressure on, to pressure (someone)

(transitive, informal) to make light of, to take lightly; to make a joke of

(intransitive, figuratively, informal) not to go in for half-measures, not to half-ass it; not to embarrass oneself with manners

(figuratively, derogatory) to think one is God's gift to the world, to think one is the business, to be full of oneself, to think one is the bee's knees, to think highly of oneself