He returned to him in the same coin
He behaved with his lips in the same manner. He responded to his arguments with similar arguments.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הֶחֱזִיר לוֹ בְּאוֹתָהּ הַמַּטְבֵּעַ
Definition (Hebrew)
הִתְנַהֵג כְּלַפָּיו בְּאוֹתָהּ הַצּוּרָה. הֵשִׁיב לְטַעֲנוֹתָיו בִּטְעָנוֹת דּוֹמוֹת.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)