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Fight fire with fire

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Definition: Respond to an attack by using a similar method as one's attacker.

Origin: When we 'fight fire with fire' we are likely to employ more extreme methods than we would normally do. The source of this phrase was actual fire-fighting that was taken on by US settlers in the 19th century. They attempted to guard against grass or forest fires by deliberately raising small controllable fires, which they called 'back-fires', to remove any flammable material in advance of a larger fire and so deprive it of fuel. This literal 'fighting fire with fire' was often successful, although the settlers' lack of effective fire control equipment meant that their own fires occasionally got out of control and made matters worse rather than better.

A

The Death penalty for killers is based on the belief that we need to fight fire with fire when dealing with crimes.

杀人偿命是基于人们相信惩治凶手必须以牙还牙。

B

Stop fighting fire with fire with your wife. If one day one of you learn to accept and forgive, your relationship will start to improve.

别和你的老婆过招了，哪天你们两个中的一个学会接受和原谅对方，你们的关系就会有所改善。

C

It's time to fight fire with fire, this situation has to change now.

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