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strike back
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Princeton's WordNet
retaliate, strike backverb
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"
Wiktionary
strike backverb
To retaliate
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strike back
Strike back refers to retaliating or responding with force, often similar or equal to an action, attack, criticism, or harm that one has received. It involves taking defensive action, often with the intention of punishing or causing equivalent harm to the aggressor.
Wikidata
Strike Back
Strike Back was the third album released by German heavy metal band Steeler. Strike Back was released by SPV/Steamhammer in 1986.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of strike back in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of strike back in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of strike back in a Sentence
If Trump continues to escalate trade tensions with China, we cannot rule out the possibility that China will strike back by adopting a hard-line approach targeting Dow Jones index giants.
The battle group, which includes the Charles de Gaulle, will again be deployed to operation Chammal... because we have to strike back at those who attacked us here in January and November 2015.
I think our assessment is that the Russians will increasingly find it difficult to supply manpower material over the next few weeks, they will have to pause some way and that will give the Ukrainians opportunities to strike back.
They want peace, they talk of humanity. If you strike them with stones, they don't strike back. They try to reach you with flowers, so, if you want to sow fear and stifle progressive thought, they are easy to pick on.
A lot of us anticipated Disney would strike back and not allow its powers be taken away without some kind of response.
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- slå igenDanish
- αντεπιτίθομαιGreek
- strikas reenEsperanto
- golpear de vueltaSpanish
- riposterFrench
- visszavágHungarian
- menyerang kembaliIndonesian
- contrattaccareItalian
- repercutit;Latin
- terug slaanDutch
- slå tilbakeNorwegian
- nawrócić sięPolish
- lovește înapoiRomanian
- наносить ответный ударRussian
- slå tillbakaSwedish
- наносити удару у відповідьUkrainian
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