answer (sb) back

— Phrasal Verb with answer

/ˈɑːnsər/ verb

Definition

› If a child answers back, they reply rudely to an adult: Dad told me off for answering back.

(Definition of answer (sb) back from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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