throw sth up

— Phrasal Verb with throw

/θrəʊ/ verb [T] (past tense threw, past participle thrown)

Definition

› to produce new problems or ideas: The meeting threw up some interesting ideas.

(Definition of throw sth up from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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