FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE

Meaning of FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE in English

use the weapons or tactics of one's opponent, even if one finds them distasteful.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE — to use similar methods in a fight or an argument to those your opponent is using
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE — {v. phr.}, {slightly formal}, {of Biblical origin} To fight back in the same way one was attacked; make a defense …
Slang English vocab
FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE — {v. phr.}, {slightly formal}, {of Biblical origin} To fight back in the same way one was attacked; make a defense …
Словарь английских идиом
FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE — fight with the same weapon the enemy uses If he uses statistics, you use statistics. Fight fire with fire!
English Idioms vocab
FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE — fight with the same weapon the enemy uses If he uses statistics, you use statistics. Fight fire with fire!
English Idioms vocabulary
FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE — v. phr. , slightly formal , of Biblical origin To fight back in the same way one was attacked; make …
American Idioms English vocabulary
FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE — клин клином вышибают
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE — клин клином вышибают
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FIRE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIRE — — firer , n. /fuyeur/ , n. , v. , fired, firing . n. 1. a state, process, or instance …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIRE — I. ˈfi(-ə)r noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fȳr; akin to Old High German fiur fire, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIRE — vt to drive by fire. 2. fire ·vt to cauterize. 3. fire ·vi to be irritated or inflamed with passion. …
Webster English vocab
FIRE — [fire] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE fyr; akin to OHG fiur fire, Gk pyr] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FIRE — fire BrE AmE ˈfa ɪ ‿ə AmE ˈfaɪ‿ ə r ▷ fire|d d ▷ firing ˈfa ɪ ‿ər ɪŋ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FIRE — / ˈfaɪə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun STH BURNING 1. [ U ] the flames, light and heat, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIRE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FIRE
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FIRE
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FIRE
Oxford English vocab
FIRE — I. BURNING, HEAT, OR ENTHUSIASM /faɪə(r)/ ( fires, firing, fired) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIRE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb/fire/terrorist etc alert ▪ a full-scale flood alert a devastating flood/fire/earthquake etc ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FIRE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FIRE — INDEX: 1. a fire that damages a building, forest, etc 2. a fire for making you warm, for cooking, or …
Longman Activator English vocab
FIRE — n. 1 flame(s), blaze; conflagration, holocaust, inferno We gathered round the roaring fire 2 feeling, passion, ardour, ardency, fervour, fervency, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FIRE — See: BALL OF FIRE, BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA or BETWEEN TWO FIRES, BUILD A FIRE UNDER, …
Словарь английских идиом
FIRE — (*) 1. The command given to discharge a weapon(s). 2. To detonate the main explosive charge by means of a …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
FIRE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FIRE — fire.ogg 1. ʹfaıə n 1. 1> огонь, пламя fire endurance - огнестойкость fire point - тех. температура воспламенения to keep …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FIRE — 1) огонь || подвергаться изменениям под действием огня 2) пожар || загораться; воспламенять(ся); поджигать 3) топить 4) отапливать, обогревать 5) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
FIRE — 1) огонь || подвергаться изменениям под действием огня 2) пожар || загораться; воспламенять(ся); поджигать 3) топить 4) отапливать, обогревать 5) обжигать; прокаливать 6) авто зажигать, …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
FIRE
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FIRE — 1. ʹfaıə n 1. 1> огонь, пламя fire endurance - огнестойкость fire point - тех. температура воспламенения to keep up …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FIRE
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FIRE
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FIRE — 1. _n. 1> огонь, пламя; it is too warm for fires - слишком тепло, чтобы топить; to light (to make …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
FIRE — 1. n. 1. огонь, пламя; it is too warm for fires - слишком тепло, чтобы топить; to light (to make …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
FIRE — 1. _n. 1> огонь, пламя; to strike fire высечь огонь; to lay a fire разложить костёр; развести огонь (в очаге, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
FIRE
Англо-Русский морской словарь
FIRE
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WITH — I. (|)wi]th, ]th, _wə] preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, preposition & adverb, against, opposite, toward, with; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIGHT
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIGHT — — fightable , adj. — fightability , n. — fightingly , adv. /fuyt/ , n. , v. , fought, fighting …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIGHT — I. ˈfīt verb ( fought ˈfȯt ; fight·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English feohtan; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIGHT
Webster English vocab
FIGHT — [fight] vb fought ; fight.ing [ME, fr. OE feohtan; akin to OHG fehtan to fight and perh. to L pectere …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FIGHT — / faɪt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( fought , fought / fɔːt; NAmE /) IN WAR / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WITH — with S1 W1 /wɪð, wɪθ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'against, from, with' ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FIGHT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FIGHT
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FIGHT
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FIGHT
Oxford English vocab
WITH — Pronounced /wɪð/ for meanings 20 and 21. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIGHT — ( fights, fighting, fought) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIGHT — (~s, ~ing, fought) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WITH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FIGHT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FIGHT — [noun] [C]The older boys broke up (= stopped)/started the fight.Have you got tickets for the big fight (= boxing competition)?I …
Cambridge English vocab
FIGHT — Synonyms and related words : Olympic games, Olympics, a outrance, action, aerial combat, affray, against, aggression, aggressiveness, agonize, altercate, altercation, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FIGHT
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FIGHT
Longman Activator English vocab
FIGHT — See ↑ ARGUE 1, ↑ COMPETE WITH 2, ↑ FIGHT 1,4,6,6,7,9, ↑ VOTE 7, ↑ WAR 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
FIGHT
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FIGHT — v. 1 contend (with), battle, conflict (with), encounter, war (against), engage, clash, take up arms (against), feud (with), combat, bear …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FIGHT — verb BAD : They spent the whole night fighting against the fire. GOOD : They spent the whole night fighting …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary

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