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To fight fire with fire

To fight fire with fire. 要是从字面来解释，那就是：用火来攻火，这当然是不可能的。

实际上，to fight fire with fire就是用你对立面对你用的手法来对待他。也可以说是以其人之道还其人之身。

下面是一个例子，这是一个参加竞选的政客在说话。

例句3: I had hoped this would be a clean campaign. But if my opponent wants to play dirty and talk about my personal life, I have no choice but to fight fire with fire and talk about some personal things we've found out about him.

这个候选人说：我原先希望这次选举是光明正大的。但是，要是我的对手要耍下流手段，谈论有关我私生活的事，那我就别无选择，只好以其人之道还其人之身了，把我们发现有关他私生活的事也公布于众。

下面这个例子是讲一对夫妇。一开始的时候，那个丈夫在外面有外遇。后来，太太也决定用同样的方法来治她的丈夫。下面是他们的一位好朋友在说话。

例句4: Jack and Joan have been my friends for over ten years. I felt bad for Joan when Jack started to have an affair last year. But Joan's decision to fight fire with fire by having an affair herself made things much worse.