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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It’s nice to know that there are still corners of the internet bright enough to cast away the darkness that often feels suffocating.
From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2026
It’s an issue of confidence, with Emily Mann directing her cast away from Williams’s assured dialogue and toward their characters’ flailing.
From New York Times ● Dec. 26, 2023
Many of the luxuries chosen by the interviewees being cast away are also of a different time.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2022
But he’s been seemingly cast away at Penske, where the tight bond between Newgarden and McLaughlin has made Power the odd driver out of the cool club on a three-car team.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
The field was strewn with stricken orcs and men, and a reek arose of torches cast away, sputtering out in swirling smoke.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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