毒をもって毒を制す

どくをもってどくをせいす

Also written 毒を以て毒を制す

Meanings

1. Expression fight fire with fire; set a thief to catch a thief; fight one evil with another

Kanji

• 毒 poison. Read as ドク.
• 制 control. Read as セイ.

Example sentences

• 毒をもって毒を制すだ！
  We've got to fight fire with fire!

Word lists

• Idioms

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