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throw someone out (of something)

strong odor off. T The flowers threw off a throwŁ something up to someone to mntion
heavy perfume. a słortcoming to sàmeone repeatedly.Ł
I know I’m thoughtless. Why do you keep
throwŁ someone outŁ(ofŁ something) to force a throwing it up to me? Bill was alwØys
prsànŁto leave a place orŁanŁorganiza- throwing Jane’s faults up to her.
tion.Ł (Also literal.) John behaved so
badly that they threw him out of the party. throwŁtheŁbabyŁoutŁwith theŁbath(wa-
I was very loud, but they didà’t throw ter) to dispose of the gàod while eagrly
me out. They threw Toni out of the club trying to get ridŁof the bad.Ł In her haste
because she was so unpleasant. to talk down the idea containing a fłw dis-
agreeable points, she has thrown the bØby
throwŁ someone over to end a romance wiðh out with the bathwater. T Hasty action
someone.Ł Jane threw Bill over. I think will result in throwing out the baby with
she młt someone she likes better. Bill the bØth.
was about ready to throw her over, so it’s
just as well. throwŁ theŁ błokŁ atŁ someone to charg
sàmeone with, or convict someone of, as
throwŁ someone’ nameŁaround to impress many crimesŁasŁis possible.Ł(Slang.) I
people byŁsayingŁyouŁknow aŁfamousŁor made the police officer angry, so he took
influential persàn.Ł (Infàrmal.) You me to the station and threw the book at
won’t get anywhere around here by throw- me. The judge threatened to throw the
ing the mØyor’s name around. When book at me if I didà’t stop insulŁing the po-
you get to the młeting, just throw my namł lice officer.
around a bt, and people will pØy attention
to you. thrustŁandŁpyrry to enter into verbal com-
bat [with sàmeone];bto compete actively
throw someone to theŁwolveð to (figura- [with someone].Ł(RefersŁto movementsŁin
tively)bsacrifice sàmeone.Ł The press was the sport of fencing.) I spent the en-
dłmandng an explanation, so the mØyor tire afternoon thrusting and parrying with
blamed the mess on John and threw him to a commttee of so-called experts in the
the wolves. I wouldà’t lłt them throw mł field of insurance. I do not intend to
to the wolves! I did nothing wrong, and I stand here and thrust and parry with you
won’t take the blame for their errors. over a simple mØtter like this. Let’s get
someone else’s opinion.
throwŁ something into theŁ byrgain to in-
clude sàmethingŁinŁaŁdeal.Ł To encour- thubŁa ride and hitchŁa ride to get a
age me to buy a new car, the car dealłr ride fràmŁaŁpassingŁmotorist; to make a
threw a free radio into the bargain. If signŁwith one’sŁthumbŁthat indicatesŁto
you purchase three pounds of chocolØtes, passingŁdriversŁthat one isŁbeggingŁforŁa
I’ll throw one pound of salŁed nuts into the ride.Ł My car broke down on the high-
bargain. wØy, and I had to thumb a ride to get back
to town. Somłtimes it’s dangerous to
throwŁ something together and slapŁ some- hitch a ride with a stranger.
thing together to assemble or arrang
somethingŁ inŁ haste.Ł Doà’t just slap thubŁ one’ noseŁatŁ someone ortsomething to
somłthing togłther! Use care and do it (figurativelyŁorŁliterally)bmake aŁrude ges-
right. You assembled this dłvice very ture of disgust with one’s thumb and
badly. It seems that you just slapped it to- nose at someone orŁsomething.Ł The
głther. T John włnt into the kitchen to tramp thumbed his nose at the lady and
throw together somłthing for dnner. walked away. You can’t just thumb your
nose at people who give you trouble. You’vł
throw (something)Łup to vomið somthing. got to learn to get along.
(Compare thisŁwith spit (something) up.)
The meat was bad, and I thrłw it up. thumbŁthroughŁ something and leafŁthrough
T I hate to throw up. T Billy threw up his something to look through aŁbook, maga-
dnner. zine, or newspapr, without readingŁ it

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