throw sth out
(NOT ACCEPT) — phrasal verb with throw /θrəʊ/
/θroʊ/ verb (threw, thrown)Definition
› If people in authority throw out a plan, idea, case, etc. they refuse to accept or use it: The case was thrown out by the courts due to lack of evidence.Refusing and rejecting
(Definition of throw sth out (NOT ACCEPT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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throw sth out phrasal verb (GET RID OF)
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Synonyms and related words:
- decline verb (REFUSE)
- disclaim verb
- frown on/upon sth phrasal verb
- I'm damned if idiom
- jettison verb
- miss a chance/opportunity idiom
- not hear of sth phrasal verb
- not on your life! idiom
- opt out phrasal verb
- override verb (NOT ACCEPT)
- rebuff verb
- refusal noun
- repudiate verb
- resist verb
- shove/stick sth up your ass! idiom
- shun verb
- spurn verb
- turn sb away phrasal verb
- wash your hands of sth idiom
- would not do sth for all the tea in China idiom
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Refusing & rejecting
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