an eye for an eye
Example Sentences
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She offers a better resolution than an eye for an eye, in the form a honey-flavored absolution, baked with love.
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2024
Jade wants to be both the ugly zombie daddy, meting out an eye for an eye, and the final girl who brings him down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2021
A common misperception is that proportionality in self-defence means an eye for an eye, a rocket for a rocket, or a casualty for a casualty.
From BBC ● May 15, 2021
“Justice is seen as an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.”
From The Guardian ● Jun. 16, 2018
The law of retaliation also, "an eye for an eye," was a law.
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by William Graham Sumner
