descend/sink/stoop to someone's level

descend/sink/stoop to someone's level
descend/sink/stoop to someone's level
: to behave as badly as someone who has treated you wrongly

Despite my opponent's personal attacks against me, I refuse to stoop to his level. [=I refuse to behave as badly as he has by attacking him personally]

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Main Entry: ↑level

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