throw sth away
— phrasal verb with throw /θrəʊ/
/θroʊ/ verb (threw, thrown)Definition
› to waste a skill or opportunity: You've spent three years studying - don't throw it all away.Wasting
(Definition of throw sth away from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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throw sb off balance idiom
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throw sb out phrasal verb
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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/out phrasal verb
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throw sth back in sb's face idiom
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throw sth in phrasal verb
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throw sth off phrasal verb (CLOTHES)
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throw sth off phrasal verb (ILLNESS)
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Synonyms and related words:
- boondoggle noun
- dissipate verb
- down the drain idiom
- fritter sth away phrasal verb
- gluttonous adjective
- lose verb (NOT HAVE)
- piss sth away phrasal verb
- prodigal adjective
- profligate adjective
- reinvent the wheel idiom
- squander verb
- toss sth away phrasal verb
- uneconomic adjective
- wastage noun
- waste not, want not idiom
- waste noun (BAD USE)
- waste verb (USE BADLY)
- wasted adjective (BADLY USED)
- wasteful adjective
- waster noun
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