English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
I will ~never never~ belittle anyone in life (nonstandard).
I will *never ever* belittle anyone in life (standard).
“Never ever” is an emphatic way of saying ‘never’.
To end corruption in Nigeria, we must be ready to ~fight for fire~ (nonstandard).
To end corruption in Nigeria, we must be ready to fight *fire with fire* (standard).
If you fight fire with fire, you deal with people attacking or threatening you by using similar methods to the ones that they are using.
GAB
