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FIX (SOMEONE'S) WAGON
to return an irritation caused by a person through some form of mild revenge
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1. They think they can just come in here and order us around like servants. Well, we’ll fix their wagon —next time they come, we’ll ignore them.
2. That guy always parks his car in front of my driveway so I can’t get out. Next time he does that, I’m going to let the air out of his tires. That’ll fix his wagon.

Compare to: give (someone) a taste of his own medicine; tit for tat.


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