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상호작용 - Retaliation

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to [kill] {sb} with kindness

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

친절로 머쓱하게 하다, 친절로 되갚다

친절로 머쓱하게 하다, 친절로 되갚다

Ex: Instead of shouting back, she killed him with kindness and offered him coffee. 
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to [be] after {one's} blood

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

화가 나서 잡으러 다니다, 눈에 불을 켜고 찾다

화가 나서 잡으러 다니다, 눈에 불을 켜고 찾다

Ex: After the prank went wrong, the coach was after their blood. 
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to [fight] fire with fire

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

같은 방식으로 맞서다, 상대와 같은 수법으로 대응하다

같은 방식으로 맞서다, 상대와 같은 수법으로 대응하다

Ex: If they spread rumors, we may have to fight fire with fire. 
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to [pay] {sb} back in {one's} own (coin|crown)

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

똑같이 되갚다, 당한 대로 돌려주다

똑같이 되갚다, 당한 대로 돌려주다

Ex: After years of insults, she finally paid him back in his own coin. 
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an eye for an eye

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

눈에는 눈, 똑같은 보복

눈에는 눈, 똑같은 보복

Ex: He believes in an eye for an eye, so he always tries to get even. 
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ax to grind

a hidden personal motive or agenda that someone holds

숨은 개인적 속셈, 개인적인 꿍꿍이

숨은 개인적 속셈, 개인적인 꿍꿍이

Ex: I don't trust his advice; he clearly has an ax to grind. 
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to [bay] for blood

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

분노하며 처벌을 요구하다, 복수를 요구하다

분노하며 처벌을 요구하다, 복수를 요구하다

Ex: After the scandal, the crowd was baying for blood. 
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to [beat] {sb} at {one's} own game

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

상대의 방식으로 상대를 이기다, 상대 수법으로 눌러 이기다

상대의 방식으로 상대를 이기다, 상대 수법으로 눌러 이기다

Ex: She beat the negotiator at his own game by staying calm and patient. 
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to [get] {one's} own back

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

앙갚음하다, 되갚아 주다

앙갚음하다, 되갚아 주다

Ex: After years of being mocked, he finally got his own back. 
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to [give] as good as {sb} [get]

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

지지 않고 맞받아치다, 밀리지 않다

지지 않고 맞받아치다, 밀리지 않다

Ex: She may look quiet, but in an argument she gives as good as she gets. 
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out for blood

trying to punish, harm, or kill someone

복수심에 불타는, 혼내 주려고 벼르는

복수심에 불타는, 혼내 주려고 벼르는

Ex: After the betrayal, he was out for blood. 
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a (taste|dose) of {one's} own medicine

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

자기가 한 대로 당하다, 뿌린 대로 거두다

자기가 한 대로 당하다, 뿌린 대로 거두다

Ex: After ignoring everyone's calls, he got a taste of his own medicine when nobody answered him. 
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to [teach] {sb} a lesson

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

따끔한 맛을 보여 주다, 다시는 못 하게 혼내다

따끔한 맛을 보여 주다, 다시는 못 하게 혼내다

Ex: The coach made them run extra laps to teach them a lesson. 
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two (can|could) play (that|this|the) game

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

그건 너만 할 수 있는 게 아니다, 나도 똑같이 맞받아칠 수 있다

그건 너만 할 수 있는 게 아니다, 나도 똑같이 맞받아칠 수 있다

Ex: If he starts leaking stories, two can play that game. 
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tit for tat

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

당한 만큼 갚기, 받은 대로 되갚기

당한 만큼 갚기, 받은 대로 되갚기

Ex: Their argument turned into tit for tat, with each side trying to get even. 
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to [wipe] (the|that) (smile|grin|smirk) off {one's} [face]

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

웃음기를 싹 지우다, 기분을 잡치게 하다

웃음기를 싹 지우다, 기분을 잡치게 하다

Ex: The final score wiped the smile off his face. 
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the joke [is] on {sb}

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

오히려 자기가 웃음거리가 되다, 남을 망신 주려다 자기가 망신당하다

오히려 자기가 웃음거리가 되다, 남을 망신 주려다 자기가 망신당하다

Ex: He tried to make her look foolish, but the joke was on him. 
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to [call] it quits

to decide to stop a particular activity or relationship

그만두기로 하다, 끝내기로 하다

그만두기로 하다, 끝내기로 하다

Ex: After three hours of arguing, they finally called it quits. 
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to [put] {sb} in {one's} place

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

제자리를 알게 하다, 콧대를 꺾다

제자리를 알게 하다, 콧대를 꺾다

Ex: The facts quickly put him in his place. 
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to [even] the score

to make things fair by addressing a previous unfairness or imbalance

균형을 맞추다, 이전의 불공평을 바로잡다

균형을 맞추다, 이전의 불공평을 바로잡다

Ex: The bonus helped even the score after years of underpaying the staff. 
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