나도 갚아줄 거야.

A: Bob lied to me and 나도 갚아줄 거야.
B: Payback gets you nowhere. Let it go.
A: That’s easy for you to say. You’re not the victim.
B: “Forgive and forget”. That’s the best policy.

 

A: 밥이 나한테 거짓말을 해서, I’m going to even the score.
B: 복수는 앙갚음한다고 남는 게 있냐. 그냥 넘어가.
A: 넌 그렇게 말하는 게 쉽겠지. 네가 당한게 아니니까.
B: “용서하고 잊어라”. 그게 최선책이야.

[Additional expressions]

* Bob lied to me – Bob told me a lie / Bob wasn’t honest with me / I was lied to by Bob
* I’m going to even the score. – I’m going to get even. / I’m going to do the same to him.
* Payback gets you nowhere.
– Revenge gives you no benefits. / There’s nothing to be gained by payback.
* Let it go. – Drop it. / Let bygones be bygones. / Don’t dwell on it. / Move on.
* That’s easy for you to say.
– You can say what you want. / You can very easily say such things.
* You’re not the victim. – It wasn’t you that he lied to. / You’re not the one who got lied to.
* “Forgive and forget”. – Pardon him for his mistake and don’t think about it all the time.
* That’s the best policy. – That’s the best way to deal with it. / That’s the right way to go.