Bullies are cowards, if its verbal bullying, study and outwit them, make them look the inferior person in their peer group, watch lots of standup comedy to get ideas of how to roast them.

If its physical get in the gym and develop yourself, that will have more benefits than just keeping the bully away i.e. health benefits, confidence boost and you will look better and be stronger.

1st day of my new job the local "Funny/big man" tried to put me down, not in a nasty way but definitely not in a welcome to the company way, trying to mark his Territory..

"Your quite, dont you talk? are we too intimidating?" 3 of them stood around me, i stood up calmly walked to the guy doing the talking and said, "Sorry what was that?" while looking right in his eyes...

All i had to do, he went bright red, mumbled, stuttered and walked off.

Hes one of my good mates now - funny how it works out..

Im 100% sure if i crumbled and went red/said nothing id be the object of ridicule to this day...

I have trained in the gym for 12 years so that probably helped, but they are all the same - stand up they run.

Dont let them win by moving on.