throw away

1. 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]

2. Also, throw or toss out . 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]

3. 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]

Example Sentences

Would a state with a keen understanding of the power of propaganda be so willing to just throw away such a trove of information?

From The Daily Beast

“In El Paso, the policy is to lock everybody up and throw away the key,” he says.

From The Daily Beast

“When I chase people in New York, they throw away their guns,” he said.

From The Daily Beast

Did a few bad Republican candidates throw away winnable seats?

From The Daily Beast

“You have to throw away this definition of what democracy is supposed to be,” Voranai tells me.

From The Daily Beast

If you throw away this chance, you will both richly deserve to be hanged, as I sincerely trust you will be.

From Project Gutenberg

In bringing them back, Lawrence noticed one of the prisoners stealthily throw away some papers.

From Project Gutenberg

You don't want to throw away the next ten years on a losing game, and then, tired out, arrive nowhere.

From Project Gutenberg

Then throw away the bees and lay the stings gently but firmly on a mash composed of the breasts of five Buff Orpington cockerels.

From Project Gutenberg

Whereby Hotham perceives that it is as good to throw away the bellows, and consider the matter extinct.

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