descend/sink/stoop to someone's level

idiom

: to behave as badly as someone who has treated one wrongly
Despite my opponent's personal attacks against me, I refuse to stoop to his level.

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“Descend/sink/stoop to someone's level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/descend%2Fsink%2Fstoop%20to%20someone%27s%20level. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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