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vb. (context idiomatic English) To respond to an attack with a similar or identical counter-attack (i.e. to respond to gunfire with reciprocal gunfire).
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Fight Fire with Fire may refer to:
- Fighting Fire with Fire (album), an album by Davis Daniel
- "Fight Fire with Fire" (Kansas song)
- "Fight Fire with Fire", a Metallica song from Ride the Lightning
"Fight Fire with Fire" is a pop rock single by Kansas, written by John and Dino Elefante for the 1983 album Drastic Measures. Charting at No. 58 on the Billboard Hot 100, it became the twelfth Kansas single to chart on the Top 100. It was promoted with a music video starring Dan Shor, which was blown up to 35 mm film and displayed as a trailer in movie theaters.
The song was re-released on several compilation and live albums, including The Best of Kansas, The Ultimate Kansas, Sail On: The 30th Anniversary Collection, and the live CD/DVD combos Device, Voice, Drum and There's Know Place Like Home.