FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE

Meaning of FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE in English

fight with the same weapon the enemy uses

If he uses statistics, you use statistics. Fight fire with fire!

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE — use the weapons or tactics of one's opponent, even if one finds them distasteful. → fight
Concise Oxford English vocab
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 — 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
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FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE — клин клином вышибают
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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

English Idioms vocabulary

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