Re:FBI tells lawmakers it can't access Dayton gunman's phone
by nickynickell on Saturday August 10, 2019 @02:20PM
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In this context we're talking about death: giving more death to the enemy than they could give to you. Ultimately the meaning is the same as your rewording. Just a bit more grim.
Getting (benefitting) a lot more than you gave (spent) makes more sense to me.