what does "tit for tat" mean?
i ask my american friend about this idiom,he said that it means get along well,but when i search the internet,it means 以牙还牙 in chinese which means someone beat you,you fight back,so what does it really mean?please help~
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It basically means to retaliate. For example: You hit me, I hit you back.
You cheated on me, I'm going to cheat on you.
You stole money from, well then I'm going to steal money from you.
You blame me, I'll blame you.
It's kind of like if you did something to me, then I'm going to retaliate and do it to you.
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It means that if someone treats you in a certain way, you do the same thing back. If someone treats you well, you would treat them well. If someone fights you, you would fight back. Both examples you have are correct.
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