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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. 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. 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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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As chair of the second anti-amendment campaign--Arizona Together-she decided to fight fire with fire. And if 7" ain't enough, check out their CD Focused on Fight Fire With Fire . ``You kind of fight fire with fire when you have a major crime. |
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