retaliate against

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retaliate against someone or something

to take revenge against someone or something. The striking workers will retaliate against the company with a protest march. The students retaliated against the administration.

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An aide to Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that if the Islamic republic is attacked, it will retaliate against the Israeli metropolis of Tel Aviv, official media reported on Sunday. 'Iran will strike Tel Aviv if attacked' by AFP / AFP Global Edition Summary: Al-Qaeda's North Africa wing threatened on Tuesday to take revenge on France for its opposition to the burka, calling on Muslims to retaliate against the country, the US monitoring service SITE Al-Qaeda's North Africa wing threatened on Tuesday to take revenge on France for its opposition to the burka, calling on Muslims to retaliate against the country, the US monitoring service SITE Intelligence reported. Qaeda threatens France of revenge for burka stance by Al Arabiya (Saudi Arabia) CONCERNING Tony Flatley's letter on Israel's right to retaliate against rocket attacks (January 26), it doesn't need a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Letter: The BIG issue - Beeb's wrong on Gaza by The Mirror (London, England)			rest assured rest from rest in rest in peace rest is gravy rest is history rest on rest on laurels rest on your laurels rest up rest with restore restore to restore trust in restrain from restrict to result result from result in resurrect from retail retail at retail for retail to retain over retaliate against retire retire from retire on retire to retool for retreat retrieve retrieve from retrieve from some place return return for return from return the compliment return the favor return to return to some place return with reunite with rev up reveal reveal to revel in revenge Revenge is a dish best served cold Revenge is sweet			retainment retainments retainments retainments retains retains retains retains retake retake retake retake retaken retaken retaken retaken Retaker retakes retakes retakes retakes retaking retaking retaking retaking RETAL Retalhuleu retaliate retaliate retaliate retaliate against retaliated retaliated retaliates retaliates retaliating retaliating retaliation retaliation retaliation Retaliation (album) Retaliation (album) Retaliation Control Officer Retaliation Hour retaliations retaliations retaliative retaliative retaliator retaliator retaliator retaliators retaliators retaliatory retaliatory retaliatory eviction retaliatory eviction retaliatory eviction retaliatory punishment Retaliatory strike Retaliatory strike

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