cast away
Idioms-
Also, cast aside . Discard, reject, as in He picked a book, then cast it aside , or She cast away all thoughts of returning home . [Early 1400s]
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Squander, waste, as in She cast away a fortune on jewelry . Shakespeare used this idiom in King John (2:1): “France, hast thou yet more blood to cast away?” [Early 1500s]
Example Sentences
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The sense is that Sophia has been banished or cast away.
From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2022
He makes a plea to be cast away on an island in the South Pacific, "where you can swim, maybe fashion a hook and fish".
From BBC • Oct. 12, 2022
So relax your shoulders, unclench your jaw, cast away any negative misconceptions that you shouldn't have dessert for breakfast, and cut yourself a slice of this rustic Apple galette.
From Salon • Apr. 2, 2022
“Donkeys have been completely cast away from society,” said King, who never married and adopted a child in 2006.
From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2021
How he had come to her cast away, starving, in need of everything, and how she had given herself and her kingdom to him.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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