以其人之道还其人之身 meaning in English

pay back in one's own coin
pay back in one's own coin

To pay a person back in his own coin
以其人之道还其人之身。
But if my opponent wants to play dirty and talk about my personal life , i have no choice but to fight fire with fire and talk about some personal things we ' ve found out about him
但是，要是我的对手要耍下流手段，谈论有关我私生活的事，那我就别无选择，只好以其人之道还其人之身了，把我们发现有关他私生活的事情也公布于众。 ”