eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

Английский Язык - Английский Язык

Определение eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

Compensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting of an identical injury on that person

Связанные Термины

an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

retaliation

Синонимы

tit for tat

Антонимы

turn the other cheek

Этимология

() Reference to Exodus 21:23-25: "And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe". (KJV)