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verb

soigner le mal par le mal

/swa.ɲe l(ə) mal paʁ lə mal/

verb/swa.ɲe l(ə) mal paʁ lə mal/

to fight fire with fire; to cure like with like; to take a hair of the dog that bit one

Synonyms: combattre le mal par le mal, rallumer la chaudière