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fight fire with fireidiomto use the samemethodsas someoneelseinordertodefeatthem 以其人之道还治其人之身,以牙还牙SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesResponding to an attack - beat
- beatsomeoneoff
- beatsomeone/somethingback
- capitulate
- counter-assault
- counterattack
- countercharge
- fendsomeoneoff
- fight
- hold
- parry
- pull back
- repel
- repulse
- resist
- retreat
- seesomeoneoff
- stand
- strike
- withdrawal
See more results » (Definition offight fire with firefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)- I tell you what—you've got to fight fire with fire, observed Tom, after a moment of deep reflection.
- This plan was to fail, and then an attempt would be made to "fight fire with fire."
- We must fight fire with fire!
- What was he telling us about fighting fire with fire? asked Jerry, who was by this time feeling not quite so jaunty as usual, but ready to seize upon any opening that promised safety.
- You've got to fight fire with fire.
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