miércoles, 2 de enero de 2013

TODAY'S IDIOM: FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE

"FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE"



Fight with the same weapon the enemy uses.

Example: If he uses statistics, you use statistics. Fight fire with fire!

Pelea fuego con fuego.

  • After her opponent had spent several weeks slandering her, the candidate decided to fight fire with fire / Después de que su oponente había pasado varias semanas calumniándola, la candidata decidió combatir fuego con fuego.

  • In the face of stiff competition from rival firms we had to fight fire with fire and slash our prices / Frente a la dura competencia de empresas rivales, tuvimos que combatir fuego con fuego y reducir nuestros precios.

Additional examples:

  • When Shania's boyfriend kissed another girl, she decided to fight fire with fire, so she cheated on him.

  • When the opposition began a smear campaign, we decided to fight fire with fire.
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