Eye for eye, tooth for tooth

Eye for eye, tooth for tooth

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. That is to say, to fight back with staring eyes and bite with teeth. It means that the opponent will fight back by whatever means he attacks.

The source is Deuteronomy in the Old Testament: "eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot."

An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. It means that the opponent will fight back by whatever means he attacks. from Deuteronomy in the Old Testament: "eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot." Example: an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. There is no way to "return" in this way. (Professor of English by Ye Shengtao)