Counterattack is the act of taking measures to fight back or fight back after a person is attacked or provoked. Among idioms, there are many idioms describing counterattack. Here are some common idioms to describe counterattack:

Answer blows with blows: respond to each other in the same way, which means taking the same action against each other's attacks or insults.

An eye for an eye: Fight back with the same eyes, showing contempt or ridicule for each other, and fight back in the same way.

Fighting violence with violence: Respond to the violent behavior of the other party in a more barbaric way, indicating that it will respond to the tough attitude and means of the other party.

Tit-for-tat: refers to the two sides taking the same position or action to counter each other's attack or provocation.

Counterattack: turning a weapon to attack one's original camp or power, indicating a counterattack against the other's behavior or words.

Surprise: take action when the other party is not paying attention or unprepared, which means to fight back when the other party is unprepared.

Pre-emptive strike: take measures to fight back before the other side takes action, which means to fight back when the other side is unprepared.

Acute rabbit eats itself back: it is a metaphor for attacking each other in turn after being injured, which means to fight back against each other's attacks or injuries.

Poor birds peck: refers to taking extreme measures to fight back when the road is at an end, and refers to taking extreme measures to fight back when being attacked or in trouble.

Don't chase the enemy who has reached the end of the road: don't chase too much, which means that the counterattack should be moderate and don't pursue complete victory too much.

The above are some idioms describing counterattack and their explanations. They expressed different ways and attitudes to fight back. In order to achieve the best effect, we need to choose the appropriate methods and strategies according to the actual situation.