an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth)
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an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth) — idiom
1. The idea that a person should be punished by doing to them what they did to some
1.idiom
Definition
The idea that a person should be punished by doing to them what they did to someone else.
Example
The old law was based on an eye for an eye.
He believes in an eye for an eye, not forgiveness.