fight fire with fire
idiom
: to fight against an opponent by using the same methods or weapons that the opponent uses
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But to hear Jim Lawson say to not fight fire with fire?
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Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 10 June 2024
For his part, Cohen says Democrats need to fight fire with fire.
—Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
The Federal Reserve, which is in charge of taming price growth, in part by raising interest rates, has sought to fight fire with fire.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
This way of thinking led Georgia police to decide the only way to prevent a crime getting out of had was to fight fire with fire.
—Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
On this episode, how to fight fire with fire in the change in climate.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
Anti-gay agitprop had been a staple of Hollywood for decades; what was pro-gay agitprop but a long-overdue attempt to fight fire with fire?
—Mark Harris, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2023
Whether bowls could fight fire with fire, or real money with potential money, via NIL deals, finding a way to lure players into participating in bowls by way of financial compensation, is a gray area worth keeping an eye on.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Dec. 2022
In short, the only astute thing to do is to prepare to fight fire with fire.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2022
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Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 10 June 2024
For his part, Cohen says Democrats need to fight fire with fire.
—Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
The Federal Reserve, which is in charge of taming price growth, in part by raising interest rates, has sought to fight fire with fire.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
This way of thinking led Georgia police to decide the only way to prevent a crime getting out of had was to fight fire with fire.
—Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
On this episode, how to fight fire with fire in the change in climate.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
Anti-gay agitprop had been a staple of Hollywood for decades; what was pro-gay agitprop but a long-overdue attempt to fight fire with fire?
—Mark Harris, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2023
Whether bowls could fight fire with fire, or real money with potential money, via NIL deals, finding a way to lure players into participating in bowls by way of financial compensation, is a gray area worth keeping an eye on.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Dec. 2022
In short, the only astute thing to do is to prepare to fight fire with fire.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2022
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“Fight fire with fire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fight%20fire%20with%20fire. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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