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Interacciones - Represalias

Domina modismos en inglés sobre represalias, como "combatir fuego con fuego" e "igualar la puntuación".

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English idioms related to Interactions

to make someone feel extreme discomfort by helping them, being really generous, or by treating them too kindly, particularly someone who did one wrong

to be extremely angry with a person and be trying to find them and possibly hurt them

to use methods or tactics similar to those of one's opponent in a fight or argument

luchar con las mismas armas, pagar con la misma moneda

luchar con las mismas armas, pagar con la misma moneda

to retaliate by treating others in the same negative manner they treated one

a concept in which if someone harms one, one should harm them back in the same way

a hidden personal motive or agenda that someone holds

to angrily ask for a person or group to be punished or hurt

to outperform someone using the same methods and tactics that they use

Ex: John decided to study his rival 's sales techniques and ended up outselling him by applying those strategies , proving that he beat him at his own game.

to seek to harm or punish someone who has wronged or harmed one

to have enough strength and confidence to match others' ferocity and intensity during an argument or a fight

trying to punish, harm, or kill someone

a harsh or unpleasant way of treating someone that is almost identical to the manner in which they treated one

to hurt or punish someone in a way that ensures one they will never repeat their past behavior

used to show one's confidence in dealing with another person's behavior and using it to their disadvantage

the action of taking revenge on someone for something unpleasant they did to one in order to get even or feel better

Ex: Timmy and Tommy had a habit tit for tat behavior , always sharing their toys equally to maintain a sense of fairness .

to destroy someone's happiness or self-assurance through a remark, action, or event

used when a person attempts to embarrass or humiliate someone but gets embarrassed or humiliated instead

to decide to stop a particular activity or relationship

cortar, acabar

cortar, acabar

to make someone feel less important or influential by showing that their claims are not true

to make things fair by addressing a previous unfairness or imbalance

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