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| alternate equal(return, counter, exchange, retaliate) | |
| back at you(verb, idiom, return, acknowledge) | |
| even the score(fix, restore, respond, grievance) | |
| feel for(verb, return, acknowledge, answer) | |
| feel in return(idiom, return, exchange, retaliate) | |
| field the question(idiom, return, acknowledge, deny) | |
| fight back(fix, restore, grievance, vindicate) | |
| fish story(noun, return, reason, argument) | |
| flash of wit | |
| flight of wit | |
| get back to(idiom, return, acknowledge, deny) | |
| get even(fix, restore, respond, grievance) | |
| get in touch(verb, idiom, return, acknowledge) | |
| give a snappy comeback(verb, idiom, return, acknowledge) | |
| give back(verb, phrasal verb, return, counter) | |
| give comeuppance(fix, restore, respond, grievance) | |
| give in exchange | |
| give just desserts(fix, restore, respond, grievance) | |
| hit back at | |
| kick back(fix, restore, respond, grievance) |
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