оты́грываться

rare #44136

1.
to win back, to recoup one's losses, to get back what one has lost
Он весь ве́чер оты́грывался, но де́ньги так и не верну́л.
He spent the whole evening trying to win his money back but never got it.
Especially of gambling or games.
2.
to get even, to take revenge, to make up for a defeat, to level the scoresports
Во второ́м та́йме на́ша кома́нда начала́ оты́грываться.
In the second half our team started to claw its way back.
Often of sport and games.
3.
to take it out (on somebody), to vent one's anger (on somebody), to make a scapegoat (of somebody)
Он оты́грывается на де́тях за свои́ неуда́чи.
He takes his failures out on the children.
With на ком? за что? - on whom, for what.
4.
(rare) to talk one's way out, to make excuses
На все вопро́сы он оты́грывается шу́тками.
He talks his way out of every question with a joke.
Colloquial.

Conjugation

Imperative
ты	оты́грывайся
вы	оты́грывайтесь

Active present	оты́грывающийся	playing back, winning back, getting even, recovering (losses)
Active past	оты́грывавшийся	winning back, recovering, getting even
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	оты́грываясь	while doing (present)
Gerund past	отыгрывавшись	while doing (past)