revenge is a dish best served cold
idiomPart ofrevenge
revenge is a dish best served cold — idiom
1. a saying that revenge is more satisfying when it is carried out long after the o
1.idiom
Definition
a saying that revenge is more satisfying when it is carried out long after the original wrong, giving the person time to plan carefully
Example
The old man smiled and said, 'Revenge is a dish best served cold — I've been waiting twenty years for this moment.'
Lucía laughed when she heard the news and told her brother, 'Revenge is a dish best served cold — your old boss just got what was coming to him.'