- fight fire with fire
- to attack someone with a lot of force because they are attacking you with force.
In the face of stiff competition from rival firms we had to fight fire with fire and slash our prices.
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Fight Fire With Fire — Chanson par Metallica extrait de l’album Ride the Lightning Sortie 1984 Enregistrement 1984 au Sweet Silence Studios de Copenhagen, Danemark Durée 4:45 … Wikipédia en Français
Fight fire with fire — Chanson par Metallica extrait de l’album Ride the Lightning Sortie 1984 Enregistrement 1984 au Sweet Silence Studios de Copenhagen, Danemark Durée 4:45 … Wikipédia en Français
fight fire with fire — phrase to criticize someone who is criticizing you The President answered his critics by fighting fire with fire. Thesaurus: to treat someone in the same bad way they treat yousynonym Main entry: fire * * * use the weapons or tactics of one s… … Useful english dictionary
Fight Fire with Fire — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Fight Fire with Fire» Canción de Metallica Álbum Ride the Lightning Publicación 1984 … Wikipedia Español
Fight Fire with Fire — Chanson par Metallica extrait de l’album Ride the Lightning Sortie 1984 Enregistrement 1984 au Sweet Silence Studios de Copenhague, Danemark Durée 4:45 … Wikipédia en Français
fight fire with fire — fight with the same weapon the enemy uses If he uses statistics, you use statistics. Fight fire with fire! … English idioms
fight fire with fire — ► fight fire with fire use the weapons or tactics of one s opponent, even if one finds them distasteful. Main Entry: ↑fight … English terms dictionary
fight fire with fire — An injunction to counter like with like. Cf. early 14th cent. Fr. lung feu doit estaindre lautre, one fire must put out another; 1608 SHAKESPEARE Coriolanus IV. vii. 54 One fire drives out one fire; one nail, one nail. 1846 J. F. COOPER Redskins… … Proverbs new dictionary
fight fire with fire — {v. phr.}, {slightly formal}, {of Biblical origin} To fight back in the same way one was attacked; make a defense similar to the attack. * /The candidate was determined to fight fire with fire in the debate./ … Dictionary of American idioms
fight fire with fire — {v. phr.}, {slightly formal}, {of Biblical origin} To fight back in the same way one was attacked; make a defense similar to the attack. * /The candidate was determined to fight fire with fire in the debate./ … Dictionary of American idioms
fight\ fire\ with\ fire — v. phr. slightly formal of Biblical origin To fight back in the same way one was attacked; make a defense similar to the attack. The candidate was determined to fight fire with fire in the debate … Словарь американских идиом
