以牙还牙进行抗争
“They fight back, an eye for an eye.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“so they became enemies with the Japanese here.”
以牙还牙进行抗争
“They fight back, an eye for an eye.”
“A few years ago, in their biggest operation,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Using classical idioms like 以牙还牙 frames armed or physical resistance as justified retribution against prior unprovoked hostility.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a tooth for a tooth; tit for tat
A common idiom describing direct, uncompromising retaliation against aggression.
carry out resistance; wage struggle
A formal verb-object collocation used to describe organized or steadfast opposition.