以其人之道还治其人之身 meaning in English
deal with a man as he deals with you.; answer a fool according to his foolery; deal with him as he has done to you; dose a man with his own physique [physic].; do unto them as they do unto us.; do unto them what they do unto us.; give as good as one gets; give sb. a dose of his own medicine.; pay him in his own coin.; pay sb. out [back] in his own coin; reply in kind; serve sb. with the same sauce
Examples
- Yet what is sauce for the goose should be sauce for the gander .
以其人之道还治其人之身，是理所当然的。 - My rule in international affairs is: do unto others as they would do unto you .
在国际事务中，我的原则是：以其人之道还治其人之身。 - She did this, not by a haughty reserved carriage, but by a just policy, turning the table upon him, and playing back upon him his own game .
她做到这个地步，用的不是妄自矜持的态度，只是一种以其人之道还治其人之身的正当法子。 - Was it not best to hit them as hard as they hit you
以其人之道还治其人之身，这难道不是最佳对策吗？ - If someone does something bad to you , you should not do the same to him
如果有人冒犯你，你不应该以其人之道还治其人之身。