Phrase guide

jump down someone's throat

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To criticise with excessive and unexpected harshness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • Try to remember next time, but don’t fret — I won’t jump down your throat if you forget.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: нахвърлям се (nahvǎrljam se) — criticise with excessive and unexpected harshness
  • Finnish: hyökätä jonkun kimppuun — criticise with excessive and unexpected harshness
  • German: anschnauzen — criticise with excessive and unexpected harshness
  • Polish: skakać sobie do gardeł — criticise with excessive and unexpected harshness
  • Russian: затыка́ть рот (zatykátʹ rot) — criticise with excessive and unexpected harshness
  • Russian: не дава́ть слова сказа́ть (ne davátʹ slova skazátʹ) — criticise with excessive and unexpected harshness
  • Spanish: echársele encima a alguien — criticise with excessive and unexpected harshness
  • Spanish: arremeter contra alguien — criticise with excessive and unexpected harshness
  • Swedish: hoppa på någon — criticise with excessive and unexpected harshness