以牙还牙

a Roland for an Oliver; a tooth for a tooth; give as good as one gets

like for like; retaliate; return like for like

stick for stick and carrot for carrot

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a Roland for an Oliver; give as good as one gets; return like for like

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yǐ yá huán yá

a tooth for a tooth

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yi3 ya2 huan2 ya2

a tooth for a tooth (retaliation)

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以牙还牙

yǐ yá huán yá

answer blows with blows; eye for eye; give as good as one gets; measure for measure; reprisal; return like for like; serve sb. with the same sauce; tit for tat; (a) tooth for (a) tooth

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以牙還牙|以牙还牙 [yǐ yá huán yá] ► a tooth for a tooth (retaliation)