[Phrasal Verb] TALK BACK - Learn to Communicate with Confidence and Respect!
Talk back
Respond rudely.
To "talk back" means to reply rudely to someone who is in a position of authority. This phrase typically involves scenarios where respect is expected, such as interactions between children and adults or employees and supervisors. For example, "The student got in trouble for talking back to the teacher.
Example Sentences
The child loves to talk back to his parents.
The child frequently argues back to his parents.
She wasn't afraid to talk back during the debate.
She was bold enough to argue back during the debate.
He got into trouble for talking back to the teacher.
He faced trouble for arguing back to the teacher.