throw Idiom
a stone's throw
a short distance, 25 metres A deer came into the yard, just a stone's throw from our door.
people who live in glass houses should not throw s
do not complain about other people if you are as bad as they are You should not criticize other people so much. Remember, people who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw st
people who have faults should not criticize others Perfect people can be critical, but people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
stone's throw
(See a stone's throw)
throw a curve
confuse, deceive, surprise Dad threw a curve at me when he asked if he could borrow $1000.
throw a game
deliberately lose a game, cause your team to lose, take a dive They said that Red threw his last game of pool, but I think he's too honest to do that.
throw a kiss
kiss your hand and wave, blow a kiss When Madonna threw a kiss to her fans, they cheered.
throw a monkey wrench into
cause something that is going smoothly to stop He threw a monkey wrench into our plans to go to the lake for the summer.
throw a monkey wrench into the works
wreck a project, monkey wrenching, piss in the pickles The report that coffee causes cancer threw a monkey wrench into our plans to import coffee.
throw a party
invite people to a party, have a party Connie throws the best parties. Everybody has a great time.
throw a tantrum
show your bad temper, lose your cool When I refused to buy candy for Reggie, he threw a tantrum.
throw away
put in the garbage, throw out I threw away those old magazines. I hope you didn't want them.
throw away a chance or opportunity
fail to make use of a chance or opportunity He threw away a chance to get a good education when he began to work when he was very young.
throw caution to the wind
live or act carelessly, not be cautious Let's throw caution to the wind and buy ten dresses!
throw chunks
vomit, puke, barf, hurl, woof your cookies One look at those oysters and she started throwing chunks. Yuk!
throw cold water on
discourage, cause you to lose interest Don't be negative. Don't throw cold water on our travel plans.
throw down the gauntlet
challenge someone to a fight or something similar The government threw down the gauntlet to the opposition party to either give an alternative or stop criticizing the government
throw down your arms
stop fighting or arguing, bury the hatchet It's time to throw down your arms and forgive him.
throw good money after bad
spend more on a failure, repair a poor product If we fix that TV again, we'll be throwing good money after bad.
throw in
give or put in as an addition When we bought the car the dealer threw in some new tires as a bonus.
throw in one
join, take part in something He decided to throw in his lot with the members of the company who were on strike.
throw in the towel
quit fighting, give up Don't throw in the towel. One more year and you'll graduate.
throw insults
say rude things, insult someone When you don't get what you want, you start throwing insults.
throw me for a loop
confuse me, phase me out The question on parliamentary procedure threw me for a loop.
throw money at something
try to solve a problem by spending money on it The president of our company is willing to throw a lot of money at the problem in the hope of solving it.
throw off
mislead, confuse, fool The criminals threw off the police and escaped into the subway.
throw on a dog for you
cook a wiener for you, make a a hotdog for you "Hal was cooking wieners on the barbecue. ""Can I throw on a dog for you?"" he asked."
throw one
use one
throw out
put in the garbage, discard, throw away Do you want these old magazines, or should I throw them out?
throw some light on
explain, give information, shed a little light on Martin, can you throw some light on the DNA? Explain it to us?
throw someone to the wolves
send someone into danger without protection He decided to throw his co-worker to the wolves when he asked him to go and see the other company.
throw that in
mention that, suggest that Don't forget to add the sales tax - just thought I'd throw that in.
throw the baby out with the bath water
throw away something good with the waste, discard everything Keep the good subjects when you revise the course. Don't throw the baby out with the bath water!
throw the baby out with the bathwater
reject all of something because part of it is faulty When they decided to get rid of all of the computers because one was broken it was like throwing the baby out with the bath water. They only needed one new computer.
throw the book at
punish severely for breaking a rule or the law The government threw the book at him after he was convicted of drunk driving.
throw to the wolves
send into danger without protection The small boy was thrown to the wolves when he was made to join the team of older players.
throw together
make in a hurry and without care We didn
throw up
vomit, puke, barf, ralph, upchuck The baby will throw up if you bounce him after he's eaten.
throw up one
give up trying, admit that one cannot succeed He threw up his hands and decided to let the students go home early.
throw you
cause you to forget or stumble Don't let the large crowd throw you. Focus on your music.
throw you to the dogs
let you fight alone, let you fight the bad guys Let us help you. The pimps will throw you to the dogs.
throw your weight around
use power to scare you, power trip Bud throws his weight around - tells everybody what to do.
thrown in
"added to a list, recipe etc.; included afterwards" The weather will be cloudy, with a shower or two thrown in.
throw my dogs on ya
to have a fist fight
throw salt on my game
to interfere with my plans (or to mess up my scheme)
throw-up
1. a non-complex piece of graffiti usually involving only two colors
2. to tag your graffiti on something:"Watch my back as I throw up this tag"
throwed off
person who doesn't have good sense, crazy person
have a fit fits/throw a fit
1．have a sudden illness with stiffness or jerking of the body．突然发作而痉挛
He suffers from epilepsy；that's why he had a fit yesterday．他患有癫痫病，所以昨天他痉挛不止。
2．become angry or upset发怒
When Bell decided to drop out of college，his parents had fits．当比尔决定退学时，他父母很生气。
He had a fit when he learned about his son's misbehaviour at school．当听到他儿子在校表现不好时，他大发脾气。
have a fit/have fits/throw a fit
1．have a sudden illness with stiffness or jerking of the body．突然发作而痉挛
He suffers from epilepsy；that's why he had a fit yesterday．他患有癫痫病，所以昨天他痉挛不止。
2．become angry or upset发怒
When Bell decided to drop out of college，his parents had fits．当比尔决定退学时，他父母很生气。
He had a fit when he learned about his son's misbehaviour at school．当听到他儿子在校表现不好时，他大发脾气。
have a have fits/throw a fit
1．have a sudden illness with stiffness or jerking of the body．突然发作而痉挛
He suffers from epilepsy；that's why he had a fit yesterday．他患有癫痫病，所以昨天他痉挛不止。
2．become angry or upset发怒
When Bell decided to drop out of college，his parents had fits．当比尔决定退学时，他父母很生气。
He had a fit when he learned about his son's misbehaviour at school．当听到他儿子在校表现不好时，他大发脾气。
