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Eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

Meaning:

The phrase eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth refers to a principle found in Babylonian Law, in the Code of Hammurabi, as well as in monotheist religions - Judaism, Christianity and Islam. According to this principle a person who has injured another person is penalized to a similar degree.

Examples:

  • An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
  • An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
  • Remember 'an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth'
  • An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth!
  • An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
  • An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
  • An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
  • An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
  • So they say, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
  • An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.