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Meanings of fire back in English

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Usage of fire back in English
1
He describes the community response to the fire back then and now.
BBC
2
The Indian arose and pushed the fire back from the Ice King.
Fifty Famous Fables
3
As the onslaught began, rebels leapt behind sand dunes to fire back.
Reuters
4
The other rating slithered past Erick to fire back down the stairs.
The Neutronium Alchemist
5
Send something soft down the middle, and it'll fire back a screamer.
Wired
6
Nightshade swatted at them angrily, screamed, and threw fire back at him.
The Black Unicorn
7
The demon struck, and the cat flung the fire back once more.
The Black Unicorn
8
South Korea has said it would fire back with overwhelming intensity.
Reuters
9
They say they will not fire first, but are prepared to fire back.
Reuters
10
Another part of Sendmail's anti-spam strategy is to essentially fire back at spammers.
Wired
11
He said if they were fired on, they would fire back.
Radio NZ
12
We dared not enter the real forest with that wild- fire back of us.
The Young Forester
13
Except the person who set the fire back at the rendezvous.
The last 10 seconds
14
We fire at the Fritzes all day an they fire back at us.
"Same old Bill, eh Mable!"
15
He then stood up and signaled to his own men to fire back.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
16
The guardians fire back, and the loggers scatter into the forest.
Reuters
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common