subs. (common).—An opportunity for recouping or retaliation.
1710. SWIFT, Polite Conversation, iii. Lady Smart. Well, Miss, you’ll have a sad husband, you have such good luck at cards. Miss. Well, my Lady Smart, I’ll give you REVENGE whenever you please.
REVENGE IN LAVENDER, phr. (old).—A vengeance in store; a ROD IN PICKLE (q.v.).—B. E. (c. 1696); GROSE (1785).
