以牙还牙 meaning in English
answer blows with blows; eye for eye; give as good as one gets; measure for measure; reprisal; return like for like; serve sb. with the same sauce; tit for tat; (a) tooth for (a) tooth
Examples
- Eye for an eye was drawn from exodus .
“以牙还牙”引自《出埃及记》。 - He finally got a dose of his own medicine .
他终于受到了以牙还牙的惩罚。 - Finally they decided to give him a dose of his own medicine .
最后他们决定给他来一次以牙还牙。 - We should give them a dose of their own medicine
对于他们，我们应该以牙还牙。 - Capital punishment is god ' s law , an eye for an eye
死刑是上帝的意旨,以牙还牙