Definition of Eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

1. Proverb. (idiomatic) compensation for injury caused by a person, in the form of inflicting of an identical injury on that person. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Eye For An Eye, A Tooth For A Tooth

eye contact
eye cup
eye dialect
eye dialects
eye disease
eye doctor
eye doctors
eye drop
eye dropper
eye drops
eye enucleation
eye evisceration
eye fillet
eye floaters
eye for an eye
eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (current term)
eye haemorrhage
eye infection
eye infections
eye injuries
eye lens
eye manifestations
eye mask
eye movements
eye muscle
eye of a needle
eye of the beholder
eye of the storm
eye ointment
eye opener

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