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throw sth away/out

phrasal verb with throw
 
/θrəʊ/
 
US  /θroʊ/ verb (threw, thrown)

Definition

B1 to get rid of something that you do not want any more: So when are you going to throw away those old magazines?Removing and getting rid of thingsTaking things away from someone or somewhere
(Definition of throw sth away/out from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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