to fight fire with fire
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to use methods or tactics similar to those of one's opponent in a fight or argument
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Idiom
Exempel
When faced with a rival company's aggressive marketing campaign, our company had to fight fire with fire by launching an even more compelling advertising blitz.
The detective decided to fight fire with fire by using cunning tactics to outsmart the cunning criminal.
