Entry
毒を以て毒を制す
Source
JMdict 200217
Characters
毒 以 毒 制
Definition
Word
毒を以て毒を制す
Reading
どくをもってどくをせいす
Reference
Translation eng
fight fire with fire set a thief to catch a thief fight one evil with another
Part of Speech expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Dictionaries
Miscellaneous idiomatic expression
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