throw away

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]

Example Sentences

School district officials are investigating after a Villa Park High teacher allegedly removed and threw away a student memorial to slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk from the front of the Orange County campus.

From Los Angeles Times

This includes throwing away items, including gifts, that have been kept through a sense of obligation rather than enjoyment.

From BBC

New Mexico became the first state to ban lunch shaming in 2017, and others followed with laws against tactics like throwing away food, stamping students’ hands or making them work off debt with “chores.”

From Salon

It’s just stuff that I chucked in a box at the end of a tour rather than throw away.

From Los Angeles Times

I’d throw away any sense of balance, reason and integrity, all so I could give my all to somebody.

From Los Angeles Times