THROW AWAY Definition & Meaning

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Also, throw out . Utter or perform in an offhand, seemingly careless way, as in He threw away the news that their summer cottage had been broken into , or She threw out some suggestions for changing the bylaws . [First half of 1900s]
Also, throw or toss out . Dispose of, discard, as in This coat is too good to throw away , or Did you throw out the rest of the milk? or She tossed out all his old letters . [First half of 1500s]
Waste, fail to use, as in She's thrown away her inheritance on all kinds of foolish enterprises , or He's thrown away his chances for an engineering job . [Mid-1600s]

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"I was half way through breading fish for tea, it ran through the three bowls which I had to throw away," Donna said.

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"Some threw away their guns and stayed about the neighbourhood."

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There is shock here that a member of this community has been shot and killed at a home on a very ordinary street, just a stone's throw away from Talbot Green's popular out-of-town retail park.

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She is the meticulous one, the one who reads the fine print and never throws away receipts.

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In European capitals it's felt that he threw away both of his essential cards before the talks even started, without any preconditions.

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