spit on
spit on · spits on · spat on / spit on · spitting on
To show contempt for someone or somethingTo show contempt for someone or something.
» Tom spat on Mary.
Том плюнув у Мері.
Meaning
1 senses(colloquial, idiomatic, slang)To show contempt for someone or something.
You just completely spat on my job performance here.
I spit on them!
Examples
58 sentencesTom spat on Mary.
Том плюнув у Мері.
You spit on Tom, didn't you?
A gentleman would not spit on the street.
It infuriates me when people spit on the sidewalk.
I didn't spit on your shoes.
Forms
spits on, spitting on, spat on, spat onPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb