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throw up to

throw up to verb: to remind someone of a blunder; to insult someone regarding a fault or failure; to throw something in someone's face.

Verb

throw up to (third-person singular simple present throws up to, present participle throwing up to, simple past threw up to, past participle thrown up to)

  1. (Appalachia) To remind someone of a blunder; to insult someone regarding a fault or failure; to throw something in someone's face.

Forms of throw up to

third-person singular presentthrows up to
present participlethrowing up to
pastthrew up to
past participlethrown up to

Questions about throw up to

What does throw up to mean?
Throw up to means to remind someone of a blunder; to insult someone regarding a fault or failure; to throw something in someone's face.
What part of speech is throw up to?
Throw up to is a verb.
What is the past tense of throw up to?
The past tense of throw up to is threw up to.

Words near throw up to in the dictionary

  1. throw under the bus
  2. throw up
  3. throw up a brick
  4. throw up one's hands
  5. throw up the sponge
  6. throw up to
  7. throw wobblies
  8. throw-away
  9. throw-aways
  10. throw-back
  11. throw-backs

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