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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 clumsy, useless, or incompetent person in Spain. Calling someone "tronco" means they're bad at what they're doing, like that friend who can't kick a ball straight or the coworker who messes everything up. Literally means "log" or "trunk," because a log just sits there being useless.