売うり言こと葉ばに買かい言こと葉ば

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Meanings

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tit for tat; verbal retaliation

Describes a situation where one person's harsh words provoke an equally harsh reply, often escalating a quarrel. Used as a set expression.

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That fight started with one harsh word leading to another.

売うり言こと葉ばに買かい言こと葉ばで、つい言いい過すぎてしまった。

It was tit for tat, and I ended up saying too much.