combattre le mal par le mal in French

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      "expansion": "combattre le mal par le mal",
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      "glosses": [
        "to fight fire with fire"
      ],
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          "word": "soigner le mal par le mal"
        }
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    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ̃.ba.tʁə l(ə) mal paʁ lə mal/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "combattre le mal par le mal"
}

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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "combattre le mal par le mal",
      "name": "fr-verb"
    }
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  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        "French entries with incorrect language header",
        "French lemmas",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to fight fire with fire"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fight fire with fire",
          "fight fire with fire"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "soigner le mal par le mal"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔ̃.ba.tʁə l(ə) mal paʁ lə mal/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "combattre le mal par le mal"
}

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"combattre le mal par le mal" meaning in French

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