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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Example Sentences

“Isn’t that obvious? Protecting her is a terrible mistake. You’re throwing away your work. Your freedom.”

From Literature

Then she gives us a checklist of what to do: strip and make the beds, vacuum, clean the bathroom, throw away the garbage.

From Literature

"People are throwing away candles every day so it's good recycling."

From BBC

But Uber’s experience is that it often has to throw away an entire process and rebuild from the ground up to truly tap the enterprise power of AI.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Next time you’ll think twice before you throw away your quarter on something silly.”

From Literature