to criticize someone who has criticized you
to deliberately hit someone because they have hit you
to start to play well against an opponent who was winning
But if you stay in the pocket too long, you're likely to get hit back.
Dan hit me, so I hit him back.
I like to land my shots and not get hit back given the option.
If anyone has a go he's going to hit back at them live on air.
If the firm is going to hit back, the time is now.
It finally let her go after she hit back.
MPs from across the political spectrum hit back against the conspiracy claims.
Now publishers have begun to hit back against the ad blockers.
Redhill hit back with two more goals.
Russia has a number of ways to hit back.
She used the Brussels attacks to hit back at her critics.
Then it all changed - and they hit back against all the odds.
Well, there really is no better way to hit back than by scoring the goal which gives his old gaffer one hell of a festive headache.
Wounded pride does not work that way - it hits back harder, not softer.
hits back
hitting back
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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