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/Sounds like "OH" (as in "oh") + "hoh" (as in "hope") + "POHR" (as in "port") + "OH" (as in "oh") + "hoh" (as in "hope")/

Meaning

An eye for an eye: the principle of taking revenge that exactly matches the harm received. In everyday Spanish it is used to justify payback and getting even, and is the foundation of the idea that justice means suffering equal consequences.

Examples

An eye for an eye and we'll end up blind.

You did that to me, and I'll return the favor.

Regional synonyms

A private security guard or watchman, especially one stationed at a building entrance, parking lot, or private property. Borrowed from the English "watchman" and widely used across Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia, and Paraguay as the everyday term for this job.