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
BÖZsiBUU-zheeHungarian
Meggy-Medieval English
CedarSEE-dərEnglish (Rare)
Rohit-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Gujarati, Kannada, Telugu, Nepali
Rahman-Arabic, Persian, Indonesian, Malay
ConnerKAHN-ərEnglish (Modern)