throw up to
B2 informal inseparable transitive
In simple words
To keep telling someone about something bad they did in the past to make them feel guilty.
Meanings
1 B2
idiomatic
informal
To remind someone of their past mistakes or faults as a form of blame or reproach.
"She kept throwing his financial troubles up to him every time they argued."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Always directed at a specific person ('throw it up to him/her'). Implies a recurring or unfair pattern of blame. More common in British and Irish English. Often used in emotional or domestic arguments.
Commonly used with
mistake failure past fault error decision
Forms
Base
throw up to
I/you/we/they
3rd person
throws up to
he/she/it
Past simple
threw up to
yesterday
Past participle
thrown up to
have + pp
-ing form
throwing up to
continuous
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