fight fire with fire

短语

以火攻火

发音

AU

词形变化

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释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To respond to an attack with a similar or identical counter-attack (e.g. to respond to gunfire with reciprocal gunfire).

    以火攻火

    以毒攻毒

    习语

词源

Either from the practice of starting back fires to prevent the uncontrolled spread of wildfires, or from gunfire which is fought by firing back at the enemy.

来源：wiktionary