strike back
— phrasal verb with strike /straɪk/ verb (struck, struck)Definition
› to attack someone who has attacked youRevenge and vengefulnessResponding to an attack
(Definition of strike back from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- an eye for an eye (and a tooth for a tooth) idiom
- avenge verb
- don't get mad, get even idiom
- fix verb (PUNISH)
- get even with sb idiom
- get sb back phrasal verb
- have half a mind/a good mind to do sth idiom
- hit back phrasal verb
- pay sb back phrasal verb
- reprisal noun
- retaliate verb
- revenge noun
- revenge verb
- revengeful adjective
- settle an (old) score idiom
- settle an account idiom
- two can play at that game idiom
- vengeance noun
- vengeful adjective
- vindictive adjective
Topic:
Revenge and vengefulness
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