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

Robinson told the three men to sign nondisclosure agreements, which he proceeded to tear up and throw away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

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

"Solar eclipses happen every couple of years but a total eclipse is very rare and we are a stone's throw away from it," Heymans said.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

This summer she would learn to type and would throw away pencils forever.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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