fire back
phrasal verbwithfireverb[T]uk/faɪər/us(UKalsosack)
informaltoquicklyreactto something that has been said or done:
Hefiredback aletterthat said he wasn't going tonegotiatewith thefirm.
fire back at sbThegovernmentfiredback atcriticswith areportaccusingitsbiggesttradingpartnersofunfairtradepractices.