Turnabout is fair play

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You had your turn; now it's only fair that I should have mine. (Compare Every dog has his day.)

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Words nearby Turnabout is fair play

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How to use Turnabout is fair play in a sentence

Even internally in the House, women are not getting their fair shake.
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Have there been discussions with FX regarding an Archer movie, and how do you think that would play out?
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Father Joel Román Salazar died in a car crash in 2013; his death was ruled an accident, but the suspicion of foul play persists.
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He plays an aging punk rocker and I play the drummer from his old band.
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Vicky Ward was a contributing editor to Vanity Fair for 11 years.
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I assure you, no matter how beautifully we play any piece, the minute Liszt plays it, you would scarcely recognize it!
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
But I hope at least to play to him a few times, and what is more important, to hear him play repeatedly.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
Finally, let me ask the general reader to put aside all prejudice, and give both sides a fair hearing.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
To fill up the time till Liszt came, our hostess made us play, one after the other, beginning with the latest arrival.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
Again the sallow fingers began to play with the book-covers, passing from one to another, but always slowly and gently.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens

Other Idioms and Phrases with Turnabout is fair play

turnabout is fair play

Taking alternate or successive turns at doing something is just and equitable. For example, Come on, I want to sit in the front seat now—turnabout is fair play. This justification for taking turns was first recorded in 1755.