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fight fire with fire

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  1. fight fire with fireverb

    To respond to an attack with a similar or identical method.

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  1. Fight Fire With Fire

    Fight Fire With Fire is a song by American band Kansas, written by John and Dino Elefante for the 1983 album Drastic Measures. Charting at No. 58 on the Billboard Hot 100, it became the twelfth Kansas single to chart on the Top 100. It was promoted with a music video starring Dan Shor, which was blown up to 35 mm film and displayed as a trailer in movie theaters. The song was re-released on several compilation and live albums, including The Best of Kansas, The Ultimate Kansas, Sail On: The 30th Anniversary Collection, and the live CD/DVD combos Device, Voice, Drum and There's Know Place Like Home.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE in a Sentence

  1. Lopez Obrador:

    This decision was made to protect citizens, you cannot fight fire with fire. We do not want deaths. We do not want war.

  2. Cheryl Ressler Halvorson:

    You gotta fight fire with fire. Bring it on.

  3. Abigail Van Buren:

    Fight fire with fire, and all you'll end up with is ashes.

  4. Edgar Antillon:

    Our intention was not to put white people on a pedestal, it was merely to fight fire with fire.

  5. Donald Trump:

    As a guy who was mayor and actually ran a city with a fire department, you can't really fight fire with fire, that creates a whole lot more burning things down. I'm trying to say that we as a country, we need to rise up.

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