What is another word for jump down one's throat?
Pronunciation:
[ d͡ʒˈʌmp dˌa͡ʊn wˈɒnz θɹˈə͡ʊt], [ dʒˈʌmp dˌaʊn wˈɒnz θɹˈəʊt], [ dʒ_ˈʌ_m_p d_ˌaʊ_n w_ˈɒ_n_z θ_ɹ_ˈəʊ_t]
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Similar words for jump down one's throat:
- accuse; place responsibility (verb)
- assault (verb)
- assault verbally (verb)
- attack (verb)
- bawl out (verb)
- blame (verb)
- blame, denounce (verb)
- castigate (verb)
- criticize severely (verb)
- inveigh (verb)
- rebuke (verb)
- reprove (verb)
- other synonyms
- attack
- bawl out
- blame
- inveigh
- other relevant words
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Jump down one's throat:
v.
• accuse; place responsibility (verb) • assault (verb)- haul off on,
- come down on,
- lay into,
- bash,
- invade,
- trash,
- jump,
- set upon,
- let have it,
- violate,
- work over,
- ruin,
- storm,
- blitz,
- shoot down,
- charge,
- go for,
- slam,
- beset,
- advance,
- rape,
- assail,
- bushwhack,
- slap around,
- strike,
- blast,
- jump on one's case,
- zap,
- light into.
- let one have it,
- ascribe,
- hold responsible,
- disapprove,
- upbraid,
- climb all over,
- roast,
- admonish,
- denounce,
- reprehend,
- indict,
- rap,
- jump all over,
- find fault with,
- skin,
- lay at one's door,
- frame,
- condemn,
- blow the whistle on,
- Denunciate,
- reproach,
- lower the boom,
- express disapprobation,
- chide,
- pass the buck,
- tax,
- rebuke,
- stick it to,
- lay to,
- impute,
- lay a bad trip on,
- saddle,
- finger,
- attribute,
- point the finger,
- knock.
- tongue-lash,
- bawl out,
- scarify,
- chastise,
- pummel,
- scorch,
- lash,
- baste,
- chasten,
- flog,
- dress down,
- excoriate,
- ream,
- rate,
- lean on,
- whip,
- correct,
- cane,
- scold,
- punish,
- lambaste,
- reprimand,
- scourge,
- blister,
- scathe,
- penalize,
- flay,
- drag over the coals,
- rail,
- discipline,
- thrash,
- lay out,
- chew out,
- beat,
- read the riot act,
- drub.
- crack down on,
- rip into,
- recriminate,
- go after,
- object,
- protest,
- have at,
- remonstrate,
- read out,
- expostulate,
- sound off,
- vituperate,
- except,
- kick.
Other synonyms:
• attack • bawl out • blame • inveigh • Other relevant words: • Other relevant words (noun):
How to use "Jump down one's throat" in context?
When someone jumps down your throat, it means they are berating or criticizing you in a highly critical way. This phrase likely comes from the days when people would actually lower their voice when they spoke to someone they considered an inferior, such as a child or in-law. It was a way of telling them to pipe down and not to make such a fuss.
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