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throw sth open

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

Definition

to open something that was closed, usually suddenly and completely: She drew back the curtains and threw open all the windows.Unfastening and opening
(Definition of throw sth open (OBJECT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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