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Fight fire with fire

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Fight fire with fire.
Prov. Use against your opponent the same methods he or she is using against you. After her opponent had spent several weeks slandering her, the candidate decided to fight fire with fire. When evangelists would come to our house and try to convert us, Mother would fight fire with fire and try to convert them to her religion.
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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
to deal with someone in the same way that they are dealing with you In the face of stiff competition we had to fight fire with fire and cut our prices.
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Burundi's main opposition group massed youths at a weekend rally, warning that it was preparing to fight fire with fire after accusing the ruling CNDD-FDD of forming a militia ahead of polls.
Burundi tensions worsen amid 'militia' claims by AFP / AFP Global Edition
And McBryde reckons the Eagles can fight fire with fire against Steve Bates' Saxons squad in the Churchill Cup in Colorado on Sunday.
England: Yanks for Colorado warning by The Mirror (London, England)
Vettori is at least in a position to fight fire with fire at the top of the order with Jesse Ryder and Brendon McCullum reunited.
India notorious for not touring New Zealand: Vettori by Asian News International
 
 
 
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