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öga för öga, tand för tand
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Etymology
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Literally, “Eye for eye, tooth for tooth”. Reference to
Exodus
21:24.
Phrase
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öga
för
öga
,
tand
för
tand
(
idiomatic
)
eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
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öga för öga
(shortened version)
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