If someone, especially a child, answers back , they speak rudely to you when you speak to them.
She was punished by teachers for answering back...
I always answered him back when I thought he was wrong.
PHRASAL VERB : V P , V n P
If someone, especially a child, answers back , they speak rudely to you when you speak to them.
She was punished by teachers for answering back...
I always answered him back when I thought he was wrong.
PHRASAL VERB : V P , V n P
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006