| 释义 |
phrasethrow back at
throw sth back at sb • throw back sth at sb to criticize someone by reminding them of something dishonest, wrong, or stupid that they said or did in the past: George Bush had said "No new taxes." It was a promise that the President's critics would throw back at him repeatedly in the years to come.
throw something back at someoneFig. to return a problem or difficulty to the person from whom it came. He said that the problem was mine alone, and he threw it back at me. I tried to get someone else to take care of it, but it was thrown back at me. |