answer back phrasal verbphr v ANSWER/REPLYto reply in a rude way to someone that you are supposed to obey 回嘴，顶嘴answer somebody back Don’t answer me back young man! 年轻人，别跟我顶嘴！
answer back• I'd generally talk him round, but never answer back.• She shouldn't have said that, she shouldn't have answered back.• The child's refusal to comply may not seem as bad as the child's habit of answering back.• Sometimes, though, the urge to answer back is just too strong.• At school he dared answer back to the Headmaster - politely - when he felt he was in the right.
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