diamond cut diamond
diamond cut diamond
A situation in which two equally cunning or devious people spar or interact. Primarily heard in UK. It's always diamond cut diamond when those two schemers get together. If you don't want your class to be constantly disrupted, separate those boys—it's diamond cut diamond when they sit together. I know you think you're real shifty, but be careful dealing with those two—it's usually diamond cut diamond with them.
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diamond cut diamond
a situation in which a sharp-witted or cunning person meets their match. British 1863 Charles Reade Hard Cash He felt…sure his employer would outwit him if he could; and resolved it should be diamond cut diamond.
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