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spit on

idiom

To show contempt for someone or something.


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  1. 01

    chew the meat and spit out the bones

    To take in a great deal of information and selectively disregard some of it as invalid or inapplicable.

  2. 02

    dummy spit

    The act of overreacting (as an adult) to a situation childishly, in an angry or frustrated manner.

  3. 03

    spit feathers

    To feel very thirsty.

  4. 04

    spit in the ocean

    A very small or insignificant amount; something of little importance.

  5. 05

    spit in the wind

    Alternative form of piss in the wind.

  6. 06

    spit into the wind

    Alternative form of piss in the wind.

  7. 07

    spit nails

    To speak or sputter in a very angry manner.

  8. 08

    spit the dummy

    To overreact (as an adult) to a situation, in an angry and childish manner.

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