English Dictionary

turnabout is fair play

ことわざ

It is allowable to retaliate against an enemy's dirty tricks by using the same ones against them. / Taking turns is morally right.

日本語の意味

相手の不正行為に対して同じ手段で仕返しをすることは許されるという考え / 順番を交互にすることは道徳的に正しいという考え

After his rival spread lies about her promotion, she exposed his own misconduct—turnabout is fair play, she thought.

彼のライバルが彼女の昇進について嘘を広めたとき、彼女は彼の不正を暴露した。やられたら同じ手でやり返すのは許されると彼女は思った。

意味（1）

It is allowable to retaliate against an enemy's dirty tricks by using the same ones against them.

My Endeavours were used to perplex their Thoughts and Judgments; I told them, that at next Wednesday’s Dinner I hoped we would be informed who were to rule the Roast, that hitherto honest Men were kept from shuffling the Cards, because they would cast Knaves out from the Company of Kings, but we would make them know, Turn about was fair Play, and that two and three made five, though many Words did not fill a Bushel.

意味（2）

Taking turns is morally right.

A good way to get started on a little sexual assertiveness training is to agree to take turns being “dominant.” One evening the man takes ... Well, turnabout is fair play, and it's time for the woman to do the work, to try to please her man. . . and to take pleasure from him in any way she can.