Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is fight fire with fire and its meaning is “to use the same methods/tactics that are being used against you by your opponents; retaliate, avenge, hit back, pay back (with interest)”.
Example Sentence: In the House of Commons, Mr Boris Johnson said he was willing to invoke Article 16 if the EU did not quickly accede to Britain’s demands to change the way the Northern Ireland protocol is implemented. “However, Boris Johnson’s approach today is equally reckless. You don’t fight fire with fire. Take a step back, show mature political leadership and work our way through what are described as teething problems, kinks, whatever you want to call them.” Northern Ireland’s Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill told.
This phrase is present in The Irish Times article EU-UK negotiators to resume talks on Northern Ireland protocol, and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Irish Times
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