When Greek meets Greek then comes the tug of war. 
Proverbs on a similar topic
- Do as you would be done by.
- An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
- Fight fire with fire.
- Bad news travels fast.
- He who digs a pit for others falls in himself.
- As the call, so the echo.
- Better a lean peace than a fat victory.
- He's met his match.
- Better an open enemy than a false friend.
- Two of a trade never agree.
- Hard words break no bones.
- God stays long, but strikes at last.
- Two cats and a mouse, two wives in one house, two dogs and a bone, never agree in one.
- Eaten bread is soon forgotten.
- Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it.
- Words hurt more than swords.
- A constant guest is never welcome.
- The tongue is not steel yet it cuts.
- He who sows the wind reaps the whirlwind.
- Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heir.
- Better an egg in peace than an ox in war.
- He that all men will please shall never find ease.
- Tongue breaks bone, and herself has none.
- An unbidden guest knows not where to sit.
- He who will stop every man's mouth must have a great deal of meal.
- Quarrelling dogs come halting home.
- Call me cousin but cozen me not.
- Breed up a crow and he will tear out your eyes.
- The mad dog bites his master.
- The Wise head gives in.
Related proverbs
Similar proverbs in the same language
English
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Diamonds cut diamonds.
Similar proverbs in another language
Latin
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Rodere dentem dente.
To gnaw a tooth with a tooth.
French
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A bon chat, bon rat.
A good cat, a good rat.
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Il a trouvé à qui parler.
He found someone to talk to.
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Il trouva à qui parler.
He found someone to talk to.
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Fin contre fin.
End versus end.
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A corsaire, corsaire et demi.
A corsair, a corsair and a half.
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Bien attaqué, bien défendu.
Well attacked, well defended.
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A menteur, menteur et demi.
A liar's liar and a half.
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A renard, renard et demi.
A fox is as good as half a fox.
German
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Wenn zwei harte Steine zusammenkommen, gibt es schlechtes Mehl.
When two hard stones come together, there is bad flour.
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Zwei harte Steine geben Funken.
Two hard stones give sparks.
Czech
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Padla kosa na kámen.
The scythe fell on the stone.
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Trefila kosa na kámen.
She hit the scythe on a rock.
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Trefil čert na ďábla.
He hit the devil.
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Dvá kamenové tvrdí nedělají dobré mouky.
Two stone hard does not make good flour.
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Já kámen, on kosa.
I'm a rock, he's a scythe.