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jump down someone's throat

  1. To answer or respond sharply or angrily: “It's fine if you don't agree with me, but you don't have to jump down my throat.”


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Idioms and Phrases

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 .

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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