jump down someone's throat



jump down someone's throat

Strongly criticize, reprimand or disagree with someone. For example, Just because I admitted to being there, you needn't jump down my throat. [Late 1800s] Also see jump all over someone.
See also: down, jump, throat

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Wolodymyr-Ukrainian
Gyeong-Sukgyung-sookKorean
Baila-Yiddish
Nikola (1)-Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Hungarian, Czech, Basque, Medieval Slavic
HermanniHER-mahn-neeFinnish
Suellensoo-EL-ənEnglish