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互动 - 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

用善意让人难堪, 以德报怨

用善意让人难堪, 以德报怨

Ex: He tried to embarrass her, but she killed him with kindness.

他想让她难堪,但她反而用善意让他下不来台。

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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

气得要找某人报复, 怒气冲冲地找某人算账

气得要找某人报复, 怒气冲冲地找某人算账

Ex: He stayed home because he knew the boss was after his blood.

他待在家里,因为他知道老板气得要找他算账。

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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

以其人之道还治其人之身, 用对方的办法反击

以其人之道还治其人之身, 用对方的办法反击

Ex: He hated their dirty tricks, but he knew he had to fight fire with fire.

他讨厌他们的卑劣手段,但知道自己必须以牙还牙。

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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

以其人之道还治其人之身, 以牙还牙

以其人之道还治其人之身, 以牙还牙

Ex: Paying people back in their own coin may feel fair, but it can make things worse.

以牙还牙也许让人觉得公平,但可能会让事情更糟。

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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

以眼还眼, 同等报复

以眼还眼, 同等报复

Ex: She didn't want an eye for an eye; she wanted the fighting to stop.

她不想以眼还眼;她只想让争斗停止。

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ax to grind
ax to grind
[短语]

a hidden personal motive or agenda that someone holds

隐藏的个人私心, 自己的小算盘

隐藏的个人私心, 自己的小算盘

Ex: A reviewer with an ax to grind can ruin a fair discussion.

带着隐藏私心的评论者可能会毁掉一场公正的讨论。

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to [bay] for blood

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

愤怒要求惩罚, 叫嚣报复

愤怒要求惩罚, 叫嚣报复

Ex: The minister resigned while protesters were still baying for blood.

部长辞职时,抗议者仍在愤怒地要求惩罚他。

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to [beat] {sb} at {one's} own game

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

用对方的办法打败对方, 在对方擅长的套路里赢过对方

用对方的办法打败对方, 在对方擅长的套路里赢过对方

Ex: To win this election, we need to beat them at their own game.

要赢得这场选举,我们必须用他们自己的办法打败他们。

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to [get] {one's} own back

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

报复回去, 找回场子

报复回去, 找回场子

Ex: They humiliated him in public, and now he's trying to get his own back.

他们当众羞辱了他,现在他正想报复回去。

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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

毫不示弱地回击, 不甘示弱

毫不示弱地回击, 不甘示弱

Ex: Don't worry about him; he can give as good as he gets.

别担心他;他知道怎么毫不示弱地回击。

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out for blood

trying to punish, harm, or kill someone

一心想报复, 铁了心要惩罚人

一心想报复, 铁了心要惩罚人

Ex: Once the lawsuit became public, the investors were out for blood.

诉讼一公开,投资者们就一心想报复。

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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

被同样对待, 自食其果

被同样对待, 自食其果

Ex: The rude manager got a dose of her own medicine when clients treated her the same way.

那位粗鲁的经理被客户同样对待时,也算是自食其果。

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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

给某人一个教训, 让他长长记性

给某人一个教训, 让他长长记性

Ex: The punishment was meant to teach him a lesson, not destroy him.

惩罚的目的是让他长记性,不是毁了他。

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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

会这招的不止你一个, 我也能用同样的方式回敬

会这招的不止你一个, 我也能用同样的方式回敬

Ex: He threatened to delay the deal, so I reminded him that two could play that game.

他威胁要拖延交易,于是我提醒他,会这招的不止他一个。

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tit for tat
tit for tat
[短语]

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

以牙还牙, 同样回敬

以牙还牙, 同样回敬

Ex: She refused to get dragged into tit for tat and walked away.

她拒绝卷入以牙还牙,转身离开了。

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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

让某人笑不出来, 扫某人的兴

让某人笑不出来, 扫某人的兴

Ex: That one comment wiped the smile off her face.

就那一句话,让她笑不出来了。

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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

笑话反倒落到自己头上, 想让别人出丑,结果自己出丑

笑话反倒落到自己头上, 想让别人出丑,结果自己出丑

Ex: I thought I'd embarrass my brother, but the joke was on me.

我本想让哥哥出丑,结果出丑的是我自己。

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to [call] it quits

to decide to stop a particular activity or relationship

就此打住, 结束这件事

就此打住, 结束这件事

Ex: After years of trying, she called it quits and moved on.

努力多年后,她决定放手,继续往前走。

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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

让某人认清自己的位置, 杀杀某人的威风

让某人认清自己的位置, 杀杀某人的威风

Ex: The audit put several senior managers in their place.

审计让几位高级经理认清了自己的位置。

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to [even] the score

to make things fair by addressing a previous unfairness or imbalance

扳回一局, 弥补之前的不公平

扳回一局, 弥补之前的不公平

Ex: They offered him a public apology to even the score.

他们提出公开道歉,以弥补之前的不公平。

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