spit on
To send spit from your mouth onto someone or something, often to show you hate or disrespect them
Meanings
To physically eject saliva from the mouth onto a person or surface
"The angry protester spat on the politician's car as it drove past."
To treat something or someone with extreme contempt or disrespect, symbolically or figuratively
"Accepting that deal would be spitting on everything our ancestors fought for."
In literal use, describes a physical act of spitting. Figuratively, 'spit on' means to treat something with utter contempt or disregard, as in 'spitting on someone's memory.' The figurative sense carries strong emotional weight and is common in political or moral discourse.
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