climb down somebody's throat

== English == === Alternative forms === climb down someone's throat leap down someone's throat === Pronunciation === === 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) (idiomatic) To criticise with excessive and unexpected harshness. ==== Translations ==== === See also === at each other's throats