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to kill somebody 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

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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

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Definiția și Sensul lui "to [be] after {one's} blood"
to fight fire with fire

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

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to pay somebody back in one's own coin

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

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Definiția și Sensul lui "to [pay] {sb} back in {one's} own (coin|crown)"
an eye for an eye

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

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ax to grind

a hidden personal motive or agenda that someone holds

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to bay for blood

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

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to beat somebody at one's own game

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

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Definiția și Sensul lui "to [beat] {sb} at {one's} own game"
to get one's own back

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

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Definiția și Sensul lui "to [get] {one's} own back"
to give as good as somebody get

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

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Definiția și Sensul lui "to [give] as good as {sb} [get]"
out for blood

trying to punish, harm, or kill someone

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a taste 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

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Definiția și Sensul lui "a (taste|dose) of {one's} own medicine"
to teach somebody a lesson

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

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Definiția și Sensul lui "to [teach] {sb} a lesson"
two can play that game

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

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Definiția și Sensul lui "two (can|could) play (that|this|the) game"
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

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to wipe the smile off one's face

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

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Definiția și Sensul lui "to [wipe] (the|that) (smile|grin|smirk) off {one's} [face]"
the joke is on somebody

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

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to call it quits

to decide to stop a particular activity or relationship

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to put somebody in one's place

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

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Definiția și Sensul lui "to [put] {sb} in {one's} place"
to even the score

to make things fair by addressing a previous unfairness or imbalance

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