ANSWER BACK


Meaning of ANSWER BACK in English

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

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