Lingo

Retaliation

13 Words

7m

1.
[kill] {sb} with kindness
短语

She decided to kill her grouchy neighbor with kindness, offering freshly baked cookies and help with gardening to mend their strained relationship.

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2.
[fight] fire with fire
短语

When faced with a rival company's aggressive marketing campaign, our company had to fight fire with fire by launching an even more compelling advertising blitz.

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3.
an eye for an eye
短语

In the courtroom, the lawyer argued that the defendant should receive an eye for an eye punishment, mirroring the harm they had caused.

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4.
ax to grind
短语

Her sudden interest in my problems seemed suspicious, like she might have an ax to grind and was just trying to gather information.

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5.
[bay] for blood
短语

The fans were baying for blood after their team lost the championship game.

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6.
[give] as good as {sb} [get]
短语

When faced with unfair criticism, she gave as good as she got, calmly defending her point of view.

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7.
out for blood
短语

In the final minutes of the game, the opposing team was out for blood, relentlessly attacking our defense.

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8.
[teach] {sb} a lesson
短语

After his reckless driving caused an accident, he finally learned his lesson about the importance of safe driving.

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9.
two (can|could) play (that|this|the) game
content.sentence

When Sarah realized her coworker was spreading rumors about her, she decided that two could play that game and started sharing some of her own about him.

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10.
tit for tat
短语

When Sarah helped John with his project, he decided to offer tit for tat and assist her with her upcoming presentation.

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11.
the joke [is] on {sb}
content.sentence

He thought he was pranking his friend, but when he slipped on the banana peel himself, the joke was on him.

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12.
[call] it quits
短语

After years of working together, they decided to call it quits and pursue their own careers.

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13.
[even] the score
短语

After losing the first game, the tennis player was determined to even the score in the second set.

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