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    An eye for the main chance
    • the quality of giving greatest consideration to one's potential for personal gain

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  3. An eye for an eye" (Biblical Hebrew: עַיִן תַּחַת עַיִן, ʿayīn taḥaṯ ʿayīn) is a commandment found in the Book of Exodus 21:23–27 expressing the principle of reciprocal justice measure for measure.

  4. An eye for an eye is an idiom that means the idea of punishing someone in the same way they harmed another person. Learn the origin, usage and examples of this phrase from the Cambridge Dictionary.

  5. An eye for an eye means that someone should be punished by having the same thing done to him or her as he or she did to another person. This idiom comes from ancient Mesopotamian and Biblical law and is often used to express revenge or justice.

  6. Eye for an eye, in law and custom, the principle of retaliation for injuries or damages. In ancient Babylonian, biblical, Roman, and Islāmic law, it was a principle operative in private and familial settlements, intended to limit retaliation, and often satisfied by a money payment or other.

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  7. Jun 17, 2024 · “An eye for an eye” is an idiom that means if someone harms you, you should harm them back in the same way. This idea comes from old laws where if someone caused you to lose an eye, their punishment would be to lose an eye too.

  8. eye for an eye, an. Revenge or retribution, repayment in kind. This term comes from Mosaic law as expressed in the books of Exodus and Deuteronomy (19:21): “Thine eye shall not pity, but life shall for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”.

  9. Learn the meaning and usage of the phrase 'an eye for an eye', which refers to the idea that people should be punished according to the way they offended. See synonyms, examples, and related terms from Collins dictionaries.

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