67 entries under retort topic. ×

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backfire(verb, defend, counter)
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be affected
3
feedback(noun, verb, act, return, acknowledge)
3
field the question(verb, expression, idiom, act, return)
3
get back to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, act)
3
operate(verb, move, work, develop, do)
2
antiphon(noun, hit, return, crack, account)
2
be in touch(verb, return, acknowledge, deny, answer)
2
function(verb, move, work, develop, do)
2
get back at(verb, expression, idiom, return, acknowledge)
2
give a snappy comeback(verb, expression, idiom, return, acknowledge)
2
rejoinder(noun, hit, return, account, answer)
2
snap back(expression, answer, counter, argue, snap)
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back talk(noun, verb, expression, return, acknowledge)
1
come back with(verb, expression, idiom, answer, counter)
1
comeback(noun, verb, return, acknowledge, deny)
1
knee-jerk reaction(noun, expression, hit, return, account)
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lip(noun, verb, state, give, maintain)
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reaction(noun, hit, return, account, answer)
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recoil(noun, counter)
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