Merry-go-round and Striking back

Merry-go-round noun - A series of events or actions that repeat themselves regularly and in the same order.

Striking back and merry-go-round are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Striking back" instead a noun phrase "Merry-go-round".

Merry-go-round and striking back are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Merry-go-round" instead a noun "Striking back".