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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

In Mexico, a night out drinking with friends. You say it will just be a couple of beers and you end up closing the bar without knowing how you got home. Comes from pistear, the Mexican slang verb for drinking.