throw up

verb

1. to give up; abandon, relinquish

2. to build or construct hastily

3. to reveal; produce

   every generation throws up its own leaders

4. informal,  (also intr) to vomit

Idioms and Phrases

Vomit, as in The new drug makes many patients throw up . [First half of 1700s]

Abandon, relinquish, as in After the results of the poll came in, she threw up her campaign for the Senate .

Construct hurriedly, as in The builder threw up three houses in a matter of a few months . [Late 1500s]

throw it up to . Criticize, upbraid, as in Dad was always throwing it up to the boys that they were careless and messy . [Early 1800s]