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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Mahomet	-	Arabic (Anglicized)
Sher	-	Urdu, Pashto
Yaser	-	Persian, Turkish, Arabic
&Thorn;ÓRketill	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Chlodovech	-	Ancient Germanic
Miljana	-	Serbian