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Definition talk back in British English

talk back phrasal verb

[intransitive] phrasal verb
1

to reply quickly and often rudely to something that someone says. This expression is used especially to describe children being rude to their parents

Example

Melanie, don't talk back to your mother!

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Definition talk back in British English