English Idioms: Fight fire with fire

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English Idioms About “War”
Idiom: Fight fire with fire
Meaning: If you fight fire with fire, you use the same methods and tactics that your opponent is using against you. Shakespeare referred to the same meaning in King John, 1595: Be stirring as the time; be fire with fire; Threaten the threatener and outface the brow Of bragging horror
Example: After the competitive offers from rival firms, our company has decided to fight fire with fire and reduce prices.

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