throw away

Idioms  

1. Also, . Dispose of, discard, as in This coat is too good to throw away , or Did you throw out the rest of the milk? or She tossed out all his old letters . [First half of 1500s]

2. Waste, fail to use, as in She's thrown away her inheritance on all kinds of foolish enterprises , or He's thrown away his chances for an engineering job . [Mid-1600s]

3. Also, throw out . Utter or perform in an offhand, seemingly careless way, as in He threw away the news that their summer cottage had been broken into , or She threw out some suggestions for changing the bylaws . [First half of 1900s]

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throw away

She’s packed her suitcase too, full of socks she’ll throw away by the end of tour, and a wardrobe almost entirely of black.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

This all played out just a stone's throw away from the famous Central Station, where many tourists are first welcomed to Glasgow.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

That’s a lot of money to throw away every month.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

The large potential benefits to society of AI Washington might willingly throw away to avoid such risks to itself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

“We're not gonna just throw away the past as if it meant nothing. See? That’s what happens to whole neighborhoods. We built something, it was messy, but we're not gonna throw it away.”

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi