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• be/pour/throw, etc. money down the drain — Ⅰ. be/pour/throw, etc. money down the drain ► to waste money: »In propping up these industries, is the government throwing taxpayers money down the drain? Main Entry: ↑money Ⅱ. throw money down the drain UK (US throw money down a rat hole) …   Financial and business terms

• Throw (grappling) — Throw Sacrifice throws are sometimes considered risky since they put the thrower in a potentially disadvantageous position. Japanese name …   Wikipedia

• throw money down the drain — Ⅰ. be/pour/throw, etc. money down the drain ► to waste money: »In propping up these industries, is the government throwing taxpayers money down the drain? Main Entry: ↑money Ⅱ. throw money down the drain UK (US throw money down a rat hole) …   Financial and business terms

• throw pearls before swine — cast, throw, etc. pearls before ˈswine idiom to give or offer valuable things to people who do not understand their value Main entry: ↑pearlidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• throw — [thrō] vt. threw, thrown, throwing [ME throwen, to twist, wring, hurl < OE thrawan, to throw, twist, akin to Ger drehen, to twist, turn < IE base * ter , to rub, rub with turning motion, bore > THRASH, THREAD, Gr teirein, L terere, to… …   English World dictionary

• throw — ► VERB (past threw; past part. thrown) 1) propel with force through the air by a rapid movement of the arm and hand. 2) move or put into place quickly, hurriedly, or roughly. 3) project, direct, or cast (light, an expression, etc.) in a… …   English terms dictionary

• throw your hat into the ring — ► to announce that you want to compete for something, be considered for a job, etc.: »He is the sixth candidate to throw his hat into the ring for the top job in the organization. Main Entry: ↑throw …   Financial and business terms

• throw your weight behind sth — Ⅰ. throw your weight behind sth ► to use your power to support a project, an idea, etc.: »Senior politicians threw their weight behind the charity s campaign. Main Entry: ↑throw Ⅱ. throw/put your weight behind sth ► to use all your influence to… …   Financial and business terms

• throw back on — ˌthrow ˈback on [transitive] usually passive [present tense I/you/we/they throw back on he/she/it throws back on present participle throwing back on past tense …   Useful english dictionary

• throw to the winds — ▪ To scatter or throw away recklessly ▪ To abandon (restraint, prudence, caution, discretion, etc) ● wind …   Useful english dictionary

• throw light on something — throw/shed/cast/light on something phrase to provide new information that helps you understand something I had hoped that he would be able to shed some light on the problem. Thesaurus: to make something easier to understandsynonym …   Useful english dictionary