italki - meaning of "Right back at ya" What does "Right back at ya" mean in this dialog

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meaning of "Right back at ya" What does "Right back at ya" mean in this dialog - It's all I can do to not imagine you lying dead in a ditch somewhere. - Right back at ya.

Apr 28, 2012 11:32 PM

Answers · 4

It means "the same to you".

April 28, 2012

It's what happens in a game of tennis. Someone hits the ball to you and hit the ball right back at him. Someone calls you an idiot, and you say: "Right back at ya". Geddit?

April 29, 2012

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