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strike back

stri·ke·back

uncommon

verb

1.

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”

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