strike back

/S T R AY1 K B AE0 K/
verb
  1. 1

    To respond to an attack by attacking one's opponent or opponents.

  2. 2

    To leave or set out (in a particular direction, often to where one has been).

  3. 3

    To send (light, heat, a substance) in the direction of its source.

  4. 4

    To push or force (someone or something) away.

    syn:repel

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/strike%20back