simple past tense and past participle of jump down someone's throat

(idiomatic) To criticise with excessive and unexpected harshness.

Alternative form of jump down someone's throat

Alternative form of jump down someone's throat

To bring about one's own ruin, especially by offering goods or services for far less than they are worth.

Synonym of go down the wrong way (“of food or drink: to go down the trachea instead of the esophagus”)

Synonym of one's heart in one's mouth

(idiomatic) Engender a strong emotional reaction.

(derogatory, idiomatic) To persistently bring ideas or material to the attention of a person.

(dated) To accuse one of a lie, to their face.