What does fight fire with fire mean?
Idiom Meaning:
use similar methods as someone else to defeat them
Examples of this Idiom in Movies & TV Shows:
Operation: Rabbit (1952)
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Wile E. Coyote: Ah, my darling. How beautiful you are. How devastating! How lucky! Little did you dream that one day you would marry a genius.
Bugs Bunny: Fight fire with fire, I always say.
Wile E. Coyote: Here comes the bride, all dressed in…
Wile E. Coyote: Oh, no!
Guardians of the Galaxy “Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.“ (2014)
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Red Hulk: Gotta fight fire with fire.
A-Bomb: You wanna torch these Monster Island rejects?
Red Hulk: Not quite.
The Best Man (1964)
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President Art Hockstader: Oh, there have been moments when I’ve questioned your methods.
Joe Cantwell: Well, you got to fight fire with fire, Mr. President.
President Art Hockstader: And the end justifies the means, huh?
Joe Cantwell: Yes, I believe that.
President Art Hockstader: Well, son, I got news for you about both politics and life. And may I say the two are exactly the same? There are no ends, Joe, only means.
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