Meaning: Respond rudely to a person in authority
Example: The teacher was cross because the pupil TALKED BACK to her.
Notes:
- Intransitive
- International English
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We have 8 phrasal verbs with 'TALK'
- Talk back - Talk down - Talk down to - Talk into - Talk out of - Talk over - Talk through - Talk up
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