throw over

British  

verb

1. (tr, adverb) to forsake or abandon; jilt

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throw over Idioms  

1. Reject, abandon, as in They'd lived together for a year when she suddenly threw him over and moved out. This idiom, possibly alluding to throwing something or someone overboard, was first recorded in 1835.

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throw over

Earlier on, Chelsea keeper Robert Sanchez had tipped a Schade long throw over the bar even though nobody had appeared to touch it on the way through.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2025

He leapt high to almost bring down a pass with just his right hand on a high throw over the middle on the next play.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2023

To Jokic’s credit, he has defended without fouling, with Davis shooting only one free throw over those 114 possessions.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2023

“I think Williams tried to throw over my head,” Hunter said of the first and only interception of his two-year career.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 16, 2023

I sat on a park bench, watched a man toss a football to his son, telling him to not sidearm the ball, to throw over the shoulder.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini