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heap coals of fire on someone's head
Verb
Japanese Meaning
悪に対して善を返すことで、相手に自らの過ちや不義を反省させ、良心の呵責を呼び起こす。 / 相手に善意を示すことで、かえってその行いを非難し、恥じ入らせる（自らの悪行への反省を促す）。
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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To excite remorse in someone by returning good for evil.
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heap coals of fire on someone's head
Rather than retaliate, he decided to heap coals of fire on someone's head by answering their spite with unexpected kindness.
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Rather than retaliate, he decided to heap coals of fire on someone's head by answering their spite with unexpected kindness.
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