1. to talk or scream at someone in a sudden, angry way; to respond angrily to someone

1. All I said was, “Could you not give us homework tonight, Mr. Brill,” and he jumped down my throat.

2. I made the mildest of criticisms and he jumped down my throat.

3. He jumped down my throat when I suggested a different plan.

4. Why are you jumping down my throat? I wasn’t even in the house when it happened.