Б-30

БАШ НА БАШ highly coll Invar fixed WO

1. \Б-30 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 бытье ( 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 Galibu-tayev....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 (1a).