This was payback time. I've proved once and for all I can become champion.

这是回报之时。我已经一劳永逸地证明我能成为冠军。

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It will be payback time, big time.

那时候就是回报的时候了，也会是个大日子。

youdao

He means: "The rich are responsible for this mess and it is payback time."

而是：“富人应该对这种混乱局面负责，现在还债的时候到了。”

youdao

I don't know whether it's easier for gentlemen or not because our voices are sort of in the bass, but maybe this is payback time since ladies are always singing the melody.

我不知道是否男人更容易唱出低声部，因为我们的嗓音本来就低，不过这也可能是女士们报复的时间到了，她们总是得唱旋律。

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"These people have been good to me over the years and it's payback time, " she explains.

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Since Hungary's election in April put the hard-edged Viktor Orban in power, it is payback time.

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The report, Payback Time, was produced her Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of the Crown Prosecution Service and Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Magistrates Courts.

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