Imagine a father who is dying under the torture of a malicious man who is killing the father for some reasons (money issues, etc.) The father at his last moments says:
- One day my son will grow up and get my revenge from you.
Does the sentence above sound natural to you? I doubt if the bold part which is a direct translation from my mother language is said in English in the way I translated. Because "growing up" is a process and won't happen in a day.
Best Answer
Generally, you take revenge on someone, or for something - you don't take it from them. There are multiple ways of expressing this:
However, in the example you have provided:
...implies that the son is taking the father's revenge, which is not possible. Revenge is a personal thing - you can take it for yourself, or you can take it on behalf of somebody else, but you can't take somebody else's revenge. The closest alternatives to your sentence would probably be along the lines of:
Another alternative available is the word avenge, which (in my opinion) is more suited to this scenario.
avenge and revenge both mean to seek or get vengeance. However, avenge specifically means to take vengeance or exact satisfaction for (a wrong) by punishing the wrongdoer, which is exactly what you describe.
...are two ways of expressing this, but it can be reworded in a number of fashions.