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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Example Sentences

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throw over

No. Far more fun to fire the line-out throw over the top and into Welsh hands.

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2024

“Back in the day, you throw over six or seven times, tire him out, get him frustrated,” Servais said.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 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

Mohammed Shami contrived to lob a throw over a team-mate's head when attempting some relay fielding and England ran four.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2022

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

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