An eye for an eye

An eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth).

something that you say which means if someone does something wrong, they should be punished by having the same thing done to them

Usage notes: This phrase comes from the Bible.

If you murder someone you deserve to die. An eye for an eye.

Punishment in which an offender suffers what the victim has suffered.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Plutarch	-	History
Verena	ve-RE-nah (German)	German, Late Roman
Elihu	i-LIE-hyoo (English), ee-LIE-hyoo (English)	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, English (Archaic)
Iestyn	-	Welsh
Cyrus	['saiərəs]
Naila	-	Arabic