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throw up to

Idioms  
  1. see throw up, def. 5.


Example Sentences

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I went from wanting to throw up to pure elation.

From Los Angeles Times

The Scottish Conservatives' energy spokesman Liam Kerr described Labour's plans as "ruinous" for the UK's oil and gas industry, claiming they "would throw up to 90,000 highly skilled workers in the North East under a bus pretty much overnight".

From BBC

But the pressure would get so bad that he would often make himself throw up to relieve it.

From New York Times

Britton likely will face three batters and throw up to 15 pitches, Boone said.

From Seattle Times

The vulnerability also gives hackers access to the heart of whatever system they’re trying to get into, cutting past all the typical defenses software companies throw up to block attacks.

From Seattle Times