Definition of 返り討ち (かえりうち)

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返り討ち

かえりうち

kaeriuchi

noun
1.
killing a would-be avenger
2.
having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger), being beaten at one's own game
Related Kanji
return, answer, fade, repay
chastise, attack, defeat, destroy, conquer