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41give one some of his — or[her own medicine] {v. phr.} To treat someone the way he or she treats others (used in the negative). * /The gangster beat up an innocent old man, so when he resisted arrest, a policeman gave him a little of his own medicine./ …
42give one some of his — or[her own medicine] {v. phr.} To treat someone the way he or she treats others (used in the negative). * /The gangster beat up an innocent old man, so when he resisted arrest, a policeman gave him a little of his own medicine./ …
43make free with — Treat without ceremony, treat as one s own, use without leave, treat with freedom …
44adopt — v. a. 1. Appropriate, take to one s self, take or select as one s own, assume. 2. Approve, accept, avow, espouse, support, maintain. 3. Affiliate, father, take as one s own child, treat as one s own child …
45affiliate — v. a. 1. Adopt, take or treat as one s own child. 2. Connect, associate, unite, join, annex, graft in or upon, incorporate, bring into close relation, make resemble …
46play with — treat inconsiderately for one s own amusement: → play …
47The Golden Rule — Not to be confused with the Golden Law or the Golden ratio.   This term refers to the maxim do as you would be done by . For other uses, see Golden Rule (disambiguation). The maxim of the golden rule is exemplified in many Christian stories …
48ethics — /eth iks/, n.pl. 1. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a system of moral principles: the ethics of a culture. 2. the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc.: medical ethics;… …
49biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… …
50literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
