- hit back (at someone or something)
- hit back (at someone or something)to strike someone or something back. •
Tom hit Fred, and Fred hit back at Tom.
•I have to hit back when someone hits me.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
hit back (at someone or something)
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back — back1 W1S1 [bæk] adv ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(return to place)¦ 2¦(as before)¦ 3¦(previous place)¦ 4¦(backwards)¦ 5¦(reply/reaction)¦ 6¦(return something to somebody)¦ 7¦(in the past)¦ 8¦(again)¦ 9 sit/lie/lean back 10¦(away)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
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