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throw about

verb (tr, adverb)

to spend (one's money) in a reckless and flaunting manner
throw one's weight about informal to act in an authoritarian or aggressive manner

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Words nearby throw about

through the motions, through thick and thin, throughway, throve, throw, throw about, throw a curve, throw a fit, throw a monkey wrench into, throw a party, throw a punch
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