а. давать сдачи If he hits you first, I suppose it's all right to hit him back. б. отражать атаку In a letter to the newspaper, Tom hit back at those who had found fault with his latest book.
HIT BACK
Англо-русский перевод HIT BACK
Мюллер. English-Russian Muller's dictionary bed edition. Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера редакция bed. 2012