to attack, harm, or criticize someone who has attacked, harmed, or criticized you
to make a successful attack in a competition after being attacked yourself, especially by scoring a goal or a point
So Bournemouth struck back the only way they know how: with elegance.
The Germans struck back with two goals in seven minutes.
The bombing was apparently carried out by the Mafia to strike back at the Pope.
The most vulnerable are also those least able to strike back.
They threatened to strike back against the UN for the bombing raids.
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striking back
struck back
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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