leap down someone's throat
leap 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)
- 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 leap down someone's throat
| third-person singular present | leaps down someone's throat |
|---|---|
| present participle | leaping down someone's throat |
| past participle | leaped down someone's throat |
| past | leaped down someone's throat |
| past participle | leapt down someone's throat |
| past | leapt down someone's throat |
Questions about leap down someone's throat
- What is leap down someone's throat the alternative form of?
- Leap down someone's throat is the alternative form of jump down someone's throat.
Words near leap down someone's throat in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: leap down someone's throat (page history and authors); jump down someone's throat (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “leap down someone's throat.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/leap_down_someone%27s_throat. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.