spit into (something)
spit into (something)
1. To expel saliva or phlegm from one's mouth into something. This medication makes my mouth water uncontrollably, so I have to keep spitting into a cup. The man spat into my eye as I walked past.
2. To eject or expel an object from one's mouth into something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "spit" and "into." If you're going to spit your gum into one of the coffee cups, please don't just leave it there for someone else to clean up! He kept chewing sunflower seeds and spitting their shells into a plastic cup during the lecture.
See also: spit
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- spit in
- spit in (something)
- make one's mouth water, to
- put words in (one's) mouth
- put words in mouth
- put words in someone's mouth
- put words in/into somebody's mouth
- put words into (one's) mouth
- put words into someone's mouth
- put words into someone's mouth, to