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Old May 26, 2010, 05:21 PM
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Rusty's English idiom should work.
I also found, Tit for tat, albeit this is in its negative "injury" idea, as an alteration of earlier tip for tap, from tip (blow) + for + tap: an equivalent given in return (as for an injury) : retaliation in kind. Like "ojo por ojo, y diente por diente" (La ley del Talión ?)
Also more positive (like your original question) What goes around, comes around.
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Rusty's English idiom should work.
I also found, Tit for that, albeit this is in its negative "injury" idea, as an alteration of earlier tip for tap, from tip (blow) + for + tap: an equivalent given in return (as for an injury) : retaliation in kind. Like "ojo por ojo, y diente por diente" (La ley del Talión ?)
Also more positive (like your original question) What goes around, comes around.
JPablo, I agree with you explanation of the phrase but I've always heard it as "tit for tat" not "tit for that."
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JPablo, I agree with you explanation of the phrase but I've always heard it as "tit for tat" not "tit for that."
You are absolutely right... my lapsus. I fixed/edited my previous entry. Yes, it is "tit for tat".
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It's the literal translation, I guess that it easy.
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