right back
Outside rear position
Right back functions as a quick assurance that someone will return shortly: I'll be right back, Sit tight, I'm right back.
In soccer and other field sports, a right back is a defensive player positioned on the right side of the formation.
The phrase also signals immediate reciprocation: She smiled, and he smiled right back.
Recovery after decline
- reboundReturn after deflection
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- returnGo back again
- boomerangSelf-returning thrown weapon
ricochet · echo · mirror · reflect · recoil · quick return · swift response
Retaliation for wrongs
- revengePunishing a wrongdoer
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- reprisalPunitive action in return
- counterstrikeRetaliatory military action
counterattack · get even · vengeance · retaliate · avenge · settle the score · eye for an eye
Equivalent retaliation strategy
- quid-pro-quoExchange of equivalents
- reciprocityMutual exchange of actions
- mutualityShared dependence or exchange
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
give-and-take · in kind · same to you · likewise · ditto · match · counter · respond
comeback
Recovery after decline
boomerang · ricochet · echo · mirror · reflect · recoil · quick return · swift response
payback
Retaliation for wrongs
- revengePunishing a wrongdoer
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- reprisalPunitive action in return
counterstrike · counterattack · get even · vengeance · retaliate · avenge · settle the score · eye for an eye
tit-for-tat
Equivalent retaliation strategy
- quid-pro-quoExchange of equivalents
- reciprocityMutual exchange of actions
- mutualityShared dependence or exchange
exchange · give-and-take · in kind · same to you · likewise · ditto · match · counter · respond · volley
- defendersdefender, guard, protector, guardian, keeper
- Volleyballvolleyball rules, beach volleyball, indoor volleyball, setter, hitter
- football positionsquarterback, wide receiver, tight end, linebacker, cornerback
right backright winger
Conservative political adherent
striker · centre forward · left winger · right wing · forward
right backeventually
At a later time
in a while · later · in due time · sometime
back, right, upright, rights, righteous, rightly, outright, righteousness, fullback