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climb down someone's throat

climb down someone's throat is the alternative form of jump down someone's throat.

Meaning of jump down someone's throat

Verb

jump down someone's throat (third-person singular simple present jumps down someone's throat, present participle jumping down someone's throat, simple past and past participle jumped down someone's throat)

  1. (idiomatic) To criticise with excessive and unexpected harshness.
    • Try to remember next time, but don’t fret — I won’t jump down your throat if you forget.

Forms of climb down someone's throat

third-person singular presentclimbs down someone's throat
present participleclimbing down someone's throat
past participleclimbed down someone's throat
pastclimbed down someone's throat

Questions about climb down someone's throat

What is climb down someone's throat the alternative form of?
Climb down someone's throat is the alternative form of jump down someone's throat.

Words near climb down someone's throat in the dictionary

  1. climaxless
  2. climazolam
  3. climazonal
  4. climb
  5. climb down
  6. climb down someone's throat
  7. climb downs
  8. climb into
  9. climb on the bandwagon
  10. climb rate
  11. climb rates

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