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From: The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
Date: 20040101
Author:JUDITH SIEFRING

diamond diamond cut diamond a situation in which a sharp-witted or cunning person meets their match. British

1863

Charles Reade

Hard Cash He felt…sure his employer would outwit him if he could; and resolved it should be diamond cut diamond.
rough diamond : see rough .

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