jump down (someone's) throat

to react angrily to something that someone says or does.

She's been very irritable recently, jumping down my throat every time I open my mouth.

• in the public eye
• in the raw
• in the red
• in the right place at the right time
• in the rough
• in the running
• in the saddle
• in the same ballpark
• in the same boat
• in the same breath
• in the same league
• in the same league as
• in the same league as someone
• in the same league as something
• in the scheme of things
• in the shadow of
• in the shadow of someone
• in the shadow of something
• in the short run
• in the short term
• in the soup
• in the strictest confidence
• in the strict sense
• in the teeth of
• in the teeth of something