Back Answer Teacher Rudely Parent Supervisor Meaning Reply

Meaning: to reply rudely to someone who is in a position of authority, such as a teacher, a parent or a coach

• answer back Harry's students don't respect him. Some of them even answer back rudely when he asks them to do something.
  
  
• answer sb back My son answers his mother back when she tells him to do something like clean his room. He says things like "Clean it yourself!"
  
  

Nouns often used as objects with answer back: parent, teacher, coach, supervisor, manager, warder