throw
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throw definition


  1. n.
    a try; a time. : Have another throw at it, why don't you?
  2. tv.
    to confuse someone. : The question really threw me.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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throw

In addition to the idioms beginning with throw, also see cast (throw) one's lot with; cast (throw) the first stone; have (throw) a fit; (throw) in one's face; knock (throw) for a loop; pour (throw) cold water on; shed (throw) light on; stone's throw.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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