throw sb over
old-fashioned informal — phrasal verb with throw /θrəʊ/
/θroʊ/ verb (threw, thrown)Definition
› to finish a relationship with someone and start one with another person: She threw him over for a richer man.Ending relationships and divorce
(Definition of throw sb over from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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throw noun (EACH)
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throw noun (THROWING)
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throw sb back on their own resources idiom
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throw sb off balance idiom
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throw sb out phrasal verb
- throw sb over phrasal verb
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throw sb to the dogs idiom
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throw sb together phrasal verb
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throw sth away phrasal verb
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throw sth away/out phrasal verb
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throw sth back in sb's face idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- a parting of the ways idiom
- affiliation order noun
- annul verb
- break-up noun (END)
- bust up phrasal verb
- child support noun
- chuck verb (END)
- dump verb (END RELATIONSHIP)
- finish with sb phrasal verb
- forsake verb (LEAVE)
- get the push idiom
- give sb the elbow idiom
- give sb the heave-ho idiom
- part company idiom
- parting noun (SEPARATION)
- rift noun
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- separate verb (RELATIONSHIP)
- separation noun
- split up phrasal verb
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