Give as good as you get from them. Be a bully killer.
I'm more of a passive person who navigates past all of this but despite that there are peers who would constantly identify something and cause hurdles in every step of the way. I tried raising this to my manager, he says that these things are something that I need to deal with myself as there will be more ppl who will put us down once you move up the ladder. I was not inclined with his advice but still would just listen and move on