Each time I make a suggestion she just throws it back in my face and says I don't understand.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
throw something back in someone's face — throw something back in someone’s face informal phrase to behave badly towards someone who has been good to you He threw all her kindness back in her face. Thesaurus: to treat someone unfairlysynonym Main entry: throw * * * … Useful english dictionary
throw something back in someone's face — informal to behave badly towards someone who has been good to you He threw all her kindness back in her face … English dictionary
throw — throw1 [ θrou ] (past tense threw [ θru ] ; past participle thrown [ θroun ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 send object through air ▸ 2 put quickly & carelessly ▸ 3 move (someone/something) suddenly ▸ 4 be forced to go to place ▸ 5 look etc. in direction ▸ 6… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
throw — I UK [θrəʊ] / US [θroʊ] verb Word forms throw : present tense I/you/we/they throw he/she/it throws present participle throwing past tense threw UK [θruː] / US [θru] past participle thrown UK [θrəʊn] / US [θroʊn] *** 1) [intransitive/transitive]… … English dictionary
throw something in one's face — or[throw something in one s teeth] {v. phr.} To blame a person for (something wrong); not allow someone to forget (a mistake or failure). Often used with back . * /Bob came home late for dinner last week, and his mother keeps throwing it back in… … Dictionary of American idioms
throw something in one's face — or[throw something in one s teeth] {v. phr.} To blame a person for (something wrong); not allow someone to forget (a mistake or failure). Often used with back . * /Bob came home late for dinner last week, and his mother keeps throwing it back in… … Dictionary of American idioms
throw — throw1 W1S1 [θrəu US θrou] v past tense threw [θru:] past participle thrown [θrəun US θroun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(throw a ball/stone etc)¦ 2¦(put something carelessly)¦ 3¦(push roughly/violently)¦ 4¦(make somebody fall)¦ 5¦(move hands/head etc)¦ 6¦(confuse … Dictionary of contemporary English
throw — 1 verb past threw past participle thrown 1 THROW A BALL/STONE ETC (I, T) to make an object such as a ball move quickly through the air by moving your hand quickly: throw sth at/to/towards etc: Someone threw a stone at the car. | Cromartie throws… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
back — 1. noun 1) she s broken her back Syn: spine, backbone, spinal column, vertebral column 2) the back of the house Syn: rear, rear side, other side; Nautical stern Ant: front … Thesaurus of popular words
throw\ smth\ in\ one's\ face — • throw smth in one s face • throw smth in one s teeth v. phr. To blame a person for (something wrong); not allow someone to forget (a mistake or failure). Often used with back . Bob came home late for dinner last week, and his mother keeps… … Словарь американских идиом
