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throw back

Revert to an earlier type or stage, as in That dog throws back to his wolf ancestors . This usage gave rise to the noun throwback , a reversion to a former stage or type. [Second half of 1800s]
Hinder the progress of, check, as in His illness threw his schooling back a year , or The troops were thrown back by a barrage of fire . [First half of 1800s]
throw back on . Cause to depend on, make reliant on, as in When the violinist didn't show up, they were thrown back on the pianist . [Mid-1800s]

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The heat was intense, so that the men and lads who ran in to throw back half-consumed ends did so with their faces averted.

If, then, we regard Zoroaster as being the founder of the Magi, we must throw back his epoch considerably further than this date.

He started forth telling his comrades he would throw back a shoe if he needed help from his dog.

Now and anon some one in the street would throw back a taunt to these British sentiments, which went unheeded.

The mauve summits of the Simplon and the reflets of the mirrored lake throw back a penetrating shimmer to the view.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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