- an eye for an eye and a tooth for a toothfrom Matthew 5:38
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- an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
This phrase conveys the idea of seeking justice where the punishment mirrors the offense. It suggests that one should receive a penalty equivalent to the harm they caused.
He did something terrible to me, so I plan to take revenge in the spirit of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
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め目にはめ目をは歯にはは歯をan eye for an eye and a tooth for a toothふくしゅう復讐のほうそく法則、め目にはめ目をは歯にはは歯をthe law of retribution, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a toothめ目にはめ目をは歯にはは歯をのせいしん精神the spirit of "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth"せいぎ正義のためにめ目にはめ目をは歯にはは歯をan eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth for the sake of justiceりんりてき倫理的にめ目にはめ目をは歯にはは歯をethically, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a toothほうてき法的にめ目にはめ目をは歯にはは歯をlegally, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
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