目には目を

めにはめを

Meanings

1. Expression an eye for an eye (Code of Hammurabi, Exodus and Matthew 5:38) See also: 目には目を歯には歯を (めにはめをはにははを).

Kanji

• 目 eye. Read as め.

Example sentences

• 目には目を、歯には歯を。
  An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.

Words containing 目には目を

• 目には目を歯には歯を (めにはめをはにははを) an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth

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