Revenge "V back at n" construction

Form

NP
Avenger
Verb
back
at
NP
Offender

Examples

Even from the grave
Avenger Mahoney
will
Verb get
back back
at at
Offender me.
Avenger [Labour Councillors in Oxfordshire]
have been
Verb hitting
back back
at at
Offender [Tory critics, who claim their actions have inflated Poll Tax figures.]

Meaning

An Avenger performs an attack on a Offender as a consequence of an earlier action by the Offender.

Roles

Avenger
The person that is trying to punish the Offender.
Offender
The person who the Avenger attacks because he or she has previously done something wrong.

Frames

Inherits from

Sub-constructions

Lexical items ( Verb slot)

Revenge get Even from the grave Mahoney will get back at me. hit Labour Councillors in Oxfordshire have been hitting back at Tory critics, who claim their actions have inflated Poll Tax figures. strike We must strike back at the person who dared to do this to us.

Phraseological constructions