strike back

Consequently, the headlines again shifted to Trump’s shock-and-awe attacks on democracy and the Democrats and Harris’ struggles to strike back.

Earlier this year, David Cameron, then the UK's foreign secretary, said Ukraine "absolutely has the right to strike back at Russia".

That angered some staff members who were concerned the Times was striking back against employees for doing something that its own reporters do on a regular basis: write stories based on leaked material.

In fact, people have appeared divided over whether - and how hard - their government should strike back.

Some right-wing Israeli politicians, dismayed by the lack of an immediate response, have argued that Israel needs to strike back forcefully — and soon — or risk losing its deterrence.