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单词 diamond cut diamond
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diamond cut diamond
P2. diamond cut diamond: an equal match in sharpness (of wit, cunning, etc.).
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1629 J. Ford Lovers Melancholy i. 18 Wee'r caught in our owne toyles. Diamonds cut Diamonds.
1642 T. Fuller Holy State iv. xi. 293 Then Gods diamonds often cut one another.
1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Diamond cut Diamond, bite the Biter.
1863 C. Reade Hard Cash xxv He felt..sure his employer would outwit him if he could; and resolved it should be diamond cut diamond.
1891 J. Winsor Columbus xi. 256 In the game of diamond-cut-diamond, it is not always just to single out a single victim for condemnation.
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