баш на баш

• БАШ НА БАШ highly coll

[Invar; fixed WO]

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1. баш на баш менять (ся), обменивать и т.п. [adv]

⇒ (in refer, to goods) (to exchange) one thing for another without additional payment, without adding anything:

- (make) an even swap (trade).

2. [subj-compl with быть (subj: usu. всё), adv, or indep. sent]

⇒ an action (is undertaken), form of behavior (is demonstrated) etc in retaliation or reciprocation for a similar action, form of behavior etc:

- tit for tat.

     ♦ Он [Мишка-сын] работал с Галибутаевым на одном производстве... То спросит какую-нибудь гадость, то толкнёт... Гонял его. Галибутаев... спуску тоже не давал. Баш на баш (Попов 1). Не [Sonny Mishka] worked at the same factory as Galibutayev. ...One minute he'd be asking Galibutayev some filthy question, the next he'd be shoving him... .Always after him... But [Galibutayev] would also let Sonny Mishka have it, when he got the chance. Tit for tat (la).