Terms for subject Informal containing answer

English	Russian
answer a sneer with a sneer	отсмеять несмешку
answer a sneer with a sneer	отсмеять насмешку
answer an insult with an insult	отгрызнуться (semelfactive of отгрызаться)
answer an insult with an insult	отбраниваться (impf of отбраниться)
answer an insult with an insult	отбраниться (pf of отбраниваться)
answer for	рассчитываться (with за + acc.)
answer irrelevantly	отвечать невпопад
answer phone calls	сидеть на телефоне
answer to a maiden's prayer	не жених, а мечта (igisheva)
answer very much to the point	отвечать впопад
my answer this news, the long climb, the long exposure, etc. will finish him	мой ответ и т.д. убьёт его
my answer this news, the long climb, the long exposure, etc. will finish him	мой ответ и т.д. доконает его
the answer is a lemon	по кочерыжке ("The answer is a lemon" means an unsatisfactory response – crosswordsolver.org)
the answer is a lemon	по кочану ("The answer is a lemon" means an unsatisfactory response – crosswordsolver.org)
the answer is a lemon	Потому что гладиолус ("The answer is a lemon" means an unsatisfactory response – crosswordsolver.org)