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to replace one tyranny by another · to use violence against violence

以暴易暴
yǐ bào yì bào
Idiom
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Synonyms
an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him · to give sb a taste of his own medicine以眼还眼yǐ yǎn huán yǎn