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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

back talk [bæk tɔːk]
  1. 1. [American English] [Spoken] (尤指晚辈或下属)顶嘴,回嘴,还口

Examples

If I were to talk back to him or get angry that would just encourage him more.
如果我顶嘴或生气的话,只会让他更得意。
背着人说话
talk behind sb.'s back
你不该跟你奶奶顶嘴。
You shouldn't talk back to your grandmother.
他一顶嘴更把父亲激怒了。
His back talk further infuriated his father.
你这么做事情,不是让别人戳脊梁骨吗?
Doesn't it make others talk behind your back by doing things like this?

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