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strike back

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Verb1.strike backstrike back - make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil; "The Empire strikes back"; "The Giants struck back and won the opener"; "The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing"
retaliate
strike, hit - make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2"
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? strike back
vi → zurückschlagen; (fig also) → sich wehren, sich zur Wehr setzen; to strike back at somebody → jds Angriff (acc) → erwidern; (fig) → sich gegen jdn wehren or zur Wehr setzen
vt sep → zurückschlagen


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The next day the starboard watch, to which we both belonged, was to be sent ashore on liberty; and, availing ourselves of this opportunity, we determined, as soon after landing as possible, to separate ourselves from the rest of the men without exciting their suspicions, and strike back at once for the mountains.
Typee by Melville, Herman View in context
It did no damage, though he howled with a sudden increase of rage at my daring to strike back.
Before Adam by London, Jack View in context
When we are struck at without a reason, we should strike back again very hard; I am sure we should--so hard as to teach the person who struck us never to do it again.
Jane Eyre by Bronte, Charlotte View in context
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