idiominformaltocriticizesomeone or somethingpubliclyand show that you do notrespectthem:This isn't the firsttimethat theactresshasthrownshadeat herex-husband.She canthrowshadelike no other and hasfeudedwith some of thebiggestnamesin theentertainmentworld.I getannoyedwhenpeoplethrowshadeon hisrecentwork.SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesCritical & uncomplimentary
acidulous
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pointedly
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throw shade
informaltocriticizesomeonepubliclyand show that you do notrespecthim or her公开批评(以示不尊重)There was anawkwardsituationwhen thesingerseeminglythrewshadeatpoplegendBritney Spears.这位歌手好像是公开批评了流行音乐传奇人物布兰妮·斯皮尔斯,情形很尴尬。#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/throw-shade##