1. Throat Idioms
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2. To be at each other’s throats
To argue angrily
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The shopkeepers
are at each other’s
throats again. This
time they are
arguing about
parking.
3. To cut your own throat
To do something because you’re angry, even if
it will cause trouble for you
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He cut his own
throat when he
smashed his
boss’s windshield
after he was fired.
4. To jump down one’s throat
To start shouting in a very angry manner
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My neighbor jumped
down my throat
when I asked him to
keep the noise
down. They were
arguing loudly all
night and I needed
to sleep.
5. To ram down something on
someone’s throat
To force someone to accept something against
their will
Our new teacher is so
strict! We weren’t
allowed to ask
questions during her
lecture. She was
ramming her lessons
down our throats for
an hour.
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6. To stick in one’s throat
To be very difficult to accept
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It really sticks in my
throat that after all
the work I’ve done
for the project, I
got the lowest
grade.