chuck someone or something away

chuck someone or something away
chuck someone or something away
to push or shove someone or something out of the way quickly or roughly. •

She chucked the children away and ran to lock the door to protect them.

He chucked away his clothes in a drawer.

The rock star approached, and the guard chucked the teenagers away.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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