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"returns fire" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when you are describing someone who is responding or retaliating. For example, "The soldier returned fire and drove the attackers away."
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Page A10 SOUTH KOREA RETURNS FIRE The South Korean military returned fire after North Korean artillery shells fell in waters near a South Korean island the North attacked last year with a lethal artillery barrage, officials at the defense ministry said.
South Korea returns fire, but no one is injured.
RIM returns fire: "Don't be fooled by NTP's aggressive stance.
"The police officer returns fire toward the passenger and the driver," Mr. Hagerty said.
As soon as that award is taken care of, however, Avatar finally returns fire.
Suddenly the cannon returns fire, sending several of his colleagues flying past his ears in spectacular fashion.
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