öga för öga, tand för tand

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “Eye for eye, tooth for tooth”. Reference to Exodus 21:24.

Phrase

öga för öga, tand för tand

  1. (idiomatic) eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

See also

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