- throw someone over
- throw someone overto end a romance with someone. •
Jane threw Bill over. I think she met someone she likes better.
•Bill was about ready to throw her over, so it's just as well.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
throw someone over
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throw someone over — ABANDON, leave, desert, discard, turn one s back on, cast aside/off; jilt, break up with, finish with, leave in the lurch, leave high and dry; informal dump, ditch, chuck, drop, walk out on, run out on, leave flat, give someone the push/elbow,… … Useful english dictionary
throw someone over — end a relationship with a lover. → throw … English new terms dictionary
throw someone on the scrap heap — throw (someone/something) on the scrap heap informal to get rid of someone or something that is not wanted or needed any more. Many people over forty who can t find a job feel they ve been thrown on the scrap heap. (usually passive) … New idioms dictionary
throw it over the wall — If someone throws something over the wall, they deal with part of a problem or project, then pass the responsibility to another person or department without any communication or coordination. You can t just manufacture a product then throw … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
throw — verb (past threw; past participle thrown) 1》 propel with force through the air by a rapid movement of the arm and hand. ↘send (one s opponent) to the ground in wrestling, judo, etc. ↘(of a horse) unseat (its rider). ↘Cricket bowl (the … English new terms dictionary
throw over — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms throw over : present tense I/you/we/they throw over he/she/it throws over present participle throwing over past tense threw over past participle thrown over old fashioned throw someone over to end a romantic… … English dictionary
throw something on the scrap heap — throw (someone/something) on the scrap heap informal to get rid of someone or something that is not wanted or needed any more. Many people over forty who can t find a job feel they ve been thrown on the scrap heap. (usually passive) … New idioms dictionary
throw on the scrap heap — throw (someone/something) on the scrap heap informal to get rid of someone or something that is not wanted or needed any more. Many people over forty who can t find a job feel they ve been thrown on the scrap heap. (usually passive) … New idioms dictionary
throw — throw1 W1S1 [θrəu US θrou] v past tense threw [θru:] past participle thrown [θrəun US θroun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(throw a ball/stone etc)¦ 2¦(put something carelessly)¦ 3¦(push roughly/violently)¦ 4¦(make somebody fall)¦ 5¦(move hands/head etc)¦ 6¦(confuse … Dictionary of contemporary English
throw — 1 verb past threw past participle thrown 1 THROW A BALL/STONE ETC (I, T) to make an object such as a ball move quickly through the air by moving your hand quickly: throw sth at/to/towards etc: Someone threw a stone at the car. | Cromartie throws… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
throw — I UK [θrəʊ] / US [θroʊ] verb Word forms throw : present tense I/you/we/they throw he/she/it throws present participle throwing past tense threw UK [θruː] / US [θru] past participle thrown UK [θrəʊn] / US [θroʊn] *** 1) [intransitive/transitive]… … English dictionary
