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throw about

verb

  1. to spend (one's money) in a reckless and flaunting manner

  2. informal,  to act in an authoritarian or aggressive manner

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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A day later, Glasnow is scheduled to make what could be his final start of a minor league rehabilitation assignment, with the Dodgers hopeful he can throw about 75 pitches over five innings.

She said: "I've tried to sort things out but we've noticed our supplies are damp. We've had to throw about 80% of our stock and clothing away."

From BBC

The Bengals quarterback was cleared to throw about a month ago, but hasn’t been cleared for contact yet.

Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts had expected Kershaw to throw about 85 pitches.

“I don’t want to shut him down. We want to keep him on schedule to throw about 160 innings.”

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