an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth



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an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

Compensation or retribution that is (or should be) of an equal amount or degree to the injury or offense that was originally dealt. The saying comes from various passages in the Old Testament, including in Exodus, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy. I cannot be placated by paltry excuses of reparation! An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; this I demand from all who have wronged me.
See also: eye, tooth

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ely-English
Ilina-Bulgarian, Macedonian
DÁNjal-Faroese
Sallie['sæli]
Ogechi-Western African, Igbo
Otmar-German, Ancient Germanic