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jump down someone's throat [idiom]

To suddenly become very angry at someone; to react or respond angrily to someone

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Example:

I just said I couldn’t go to his party but suddenly he started shouting at me and called me unreliable. I don’t know why he jumped down my throat.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

jump down somebody’s throatinformal to suddenly speak angrily to someone

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

jump down sb's throat informal

to react angrily to something that someone says or does:

I made the mildest of criticisms and he jumped down my throat.

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Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

jump down someone's throat in British

informal

to address or reply to someone with unexpected sharpness

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

jump down someone's throat

idiom

Definition of jump down someone's throat

informal

: to respond angrily to someoneHe jumped down my throat when I suggested a different plan.

American English

British English

chastising and rebuking

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