toss someone or something out of something

toss someone or something out of something
toss someone or something out of something & toss someone or something out
to discard someone or something; to throw someone or something out of something or some place. •

The bartender tossed Walter out of the bar.

The litterbug tossed out the empty can.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • toss out someone — toss out (someone/something) to get rid of someone or something. She tossed out my old chair. Mrs. Curtis tossed him out of class for laughing …   New idioms dictionary

  • toss out something — toss out (someone/something) to get rid of someone or something. She tossed out my old chair. Mrs. Curtis tossed him out of class for laughing …   New idioms dictionary

  • toss out — (someone/something) to get rid of someone or something. She tossed out my old chair. Mrs. Curtis tossed him out of class for laughing …   New idioms dictionary

  • toss out — verb throw or cast away Put away your worries • Syn: ↑discard, ↑fling, ↑toss, ↑toss away, ↑chuck out, ↑cast aside, ↑dispose, ↑throw out, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • toss — [[t]tɒ̱s, AM tɔ͟ːs[/t]] tosses, tossing, tossed 1) VERB If you toss something somewhere, you throw it there lightly, often in a rather careless way. [V n prep/adv] He screwed the paper into a ball and tossed it into the fire... [V n prep/adv] He… …   English dictionary

  • toss — 1 verb 1 THROW (T) to throw something, especially something light, with a quick gentle movement of your hand: toss sth into/down/out of etc: Toss that book over here, will you? | toss sth to sb: “Catch!” said Sandra, tossing her bag to him. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • toss — [c]/tɒs / (say tos) verb (tossed or, Poetic, tost, tossing) –verb (t) 1. to throw, pitch, or fling, especially to throw lightly or carelessly: to toss a piece of paper into the wastepaper basket. 2. to throw or send (a ball, etc.) from one to… …  

  • toss — toss1 [tɔs US to:s] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) [T] to throw something, especially something light, with a quick gentle movement of your hand toss sth into/onto etc sth ▪ She crumpled the letter and… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • toss — tosser, n. tossingly, adv. /taws, tos/, v., tossed or (Literary) tost; tossing; n. v.t. 1. to throw, pitch, or fling, esp. to throw lightly or carelessly: to toss a piece of paper into the wastebasket. 2. to throw or send from one to another, as… …   Universalium

  • toss — 1. in. to empty one’s stomach; to vomit. □ I was afraid I was going to toss. □ She tossed right there on the steps and ran away. 2. tv. to throw something away. □ Toss that old coat. It’s no good. □ …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • cast out — verb 1. expel from a community or group • Syn: ↑banish, ↑ban, ↑ostracize, ↑ostracise, ↑shun, ↑blackball • Derivationally related forms: ↑blackball ( …   Useful english dictionary

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