throw insults

throw insults (at one)

To say insulting, petulant things (directly to one). The student threw insults at her teacher after she got an F on her assignment. She made such a conclusive argument during the debate that all her opponent could do was resort to throwing insults.
See also: insult, throw
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

throw insults

(at someone) Go to hurl insults (at someone).
See also: insult, throw
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • appear to
  • a change of heart
  • a mystery to (one)
  • a turn of phrase
  • able to do
  • able to do it
  • a shoulder to cry on
  • a piece of the action
  • a piece/slice of the action
  • a bit of the action
References in periodicals archive
Throw insults, lob in some catcalling, heckle, shout, challenge.
Shake things up but don't let far-right claim they're victims
Meanwhile, this is no reason to throw insults at the solar industry.
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They throw insults at you and you pray for them?, they complained.
EXPECTATIONS DO BREED FRUSTRATIONS
Funny how Fine Gaelers throw insults about the "hard left" when they are in the same EU political group as Orban's Fidesz Party, described by many as neo-fascists.
Insults from Fine Gael are just plain Nazi
Despite what Aquino went through with Jesus, she told a netizen going by @umhanrivera that she refuses to throw insults against him.
Kris Aquino refuses to insult Jesus Falcis: 'Justice is won on truth'
However, the gang begin to beep their horns and throw insults at the mum-of-four, despite her telling them she has phoned the police and they are scaring her daughter.
News Scrambler thugs threaten to burn down house with family inside; mum's horror as gang tell her: 'we'll smash your fella's head in'
The police officers were kind to me, though, in hindsight, they were kind to me only at the expense of the "pesky" reporters, at whom, at every opportunity, they would throw insults. "You guys better shape up.
Letter to my journalism teacher
Sometimes two characters throw insults at each other until the sexual tension builds and they finally get together - but that's not the case for Drax and Mantis.
'Guardians Of The Galaxy' Director Talks Drax-Mantis Relationship
Mr Kaine said he hoped the moderator of the final presidential debate Fox News host Chris Wallace, would challenge Mr Trump and not let him simply throw insults at Mrs Clinton.
Doubts INTRUMP camp as polls boost Clinton
Trump's Republican opponents either try to ignore him or make futile efforts to throw insults back.
Trump and Trumpism
DAVID Cameron, who as Prime Minister is responsible for the whole of Great Britain, often holds discussions with leaders across Europe and with the President of the United States, seeking advice and exchanging views of mutual interest; yet, the first minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones, seems to consider the Prime Minister the leader of an alien land, so that it is his job to take cover and throw insults, which certainly does no favours to the people he is supposed to represent.
Stop the bickering and work together; LETTERS
He could talk like a lady, throw insults like a man, and sing rather marvellously too, helping to make this show one of the best I've ever watched at the centre.
REVIEW; Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Wales Millennium Centre
Men regularly throw insults at each other all in the name of fun.
Melanie Harvey
"This means that anyone who has a conflict with someone else can throw insults on the basis of 'religious obligation'."
Firebrand MP spared trial
Hopefully people will remember that and not throw insults."
Boxing: Skelton win stuns critics and Williams