tit for tat

以牙還牙;針鋒相對
口語·形容報復或?qū)Φ然貞?/span>
英文釋義 an equivalent retaliation; a response in kind; an action that is done to someone as a punishment or because they have done something bad to you
例句
She took my pen, so I took her book—just tit for tat.
典故來源 源自16世紀英語,可能由‘tip for tap’演變而來,意為以同等行為回應。

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til the cows come home
無限期地、無休止地、很久地、永遠地
the other day
不久前
throw a curve
出乎意料地改變某事或某人的方向或進展
the bogeyman
可怕或嚇人的人或事物
the last thing I want
我最不想要的事情
take it with a grain of salt
對某事持懷疑態(tài)度,不完全相信之意
The world is your oyster
鼓勵某人一切皆有可能,世界充滿機會,可以隨心所欲。
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