back at you

Same to you

Back at you returns a sentiment to the person who just expressed it.

When someone says "Good luck" or "Nice to meet you," replying back at you means "the same to you." It's casual shorthand that avoids repeating the original phrase: "Have a great weekend." "Back at you!"

Related

response · repartee · quip · tit-for-tat · retort · boomerang · banter · return · acknowledgment · ditto · likewise · same here · give-and-take · greeting · snap · tease · exchange · fair play

Categories
Opposites
reciprocation vs. non-response

back at youno response

Absence of reply

silence · no comment · letting it go · ignoring · walking away

direction of return

back at youpass it on

pay it forward · deflecting

deflection vs. absorption

back at youtaken to heart

Absorbed emotionally, felt personally

point taken · fair enough · guilty as charged · touché · internalized

Family

back, you, backs, backed, backing, backer, backers, backside, backyard

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G