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to throw away an advantage

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  • throw away — ► throw away 1) discard as useless or unwanted. 2) waste or fail to make use of (an opportunity or advantage). Main Entry: ↑throw …   English terms dictionary

  • throw away — or throw out 1) PHRASAL VERB When you throw away or throw out something that you do not want, you get rid of it, for example by putting it in a rubbish container. [V n P] I never throw anything away... [V P n (not pron)] I m not advising you to… …   English dictionary

  • throw away — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms throw away : present tense I/you/we/they throw away he/she/it throws away present participle throwing away past tense threw away past participle thrown away 1) throw away or throw out to get rid of something… …   English dictionary

  • throw away — transitive verb Date: 1530 1. a. to get rid of as worthless or unnecessary b. discard 2b 2. a. to use in a foolish or wasteful manner ; squander b. to fail to take advantage of ; waste < throw away an opportuni …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • throw — throw1 [ θrou ] (past tense threw [ θru ] ; past participle thrown [ θroun ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 send object through air ▸ 2 put quickly & carelessly ▸ 3 move (someone/something) suddenly ▸ 4 be forced to go to place ▸ 5 look etc. in direction ▸ 6… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • throw something away — 1 she hated throwing old clothes away: DISCARD, throw out, dispose of, get rid of, do away with, toss out, scrap, throw on the scrap heap, clear out, dump, jettison; …   Useful english dictionary

  • throw — verb (past threw; past participle thrown) 1》 propel with force through the air by a rapid movement of the arm and hand.     ↘send (one s opponent) to the ground in wrestling, judo, etc.     ↘(of a horse) unseat (its rider).     ↘Cricket bowl (the …   English new terms dictionary

  • throw something away — 1》 discard something as useless or unwanted.     ↘waste or fail to make use of an opportunity or advantage. 2》 (of an actor) deliver a line with deliberate underemphasis. → throw …   English new terms dictionary

  • ˌthrow sth aˈway — phrasal verb 1) to get rid of something that you no longer want Have you thrown the papers away?[/ex] 2) to waste something such as an opportunity or advantage They lost the game after throwing away a two goal lead.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • To throw to the dogs — Dog Dog (d[o^]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Canis}, esp. the domestic dog ({Canis familiaris}). Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the inferior animals… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Home advantage — In team sports, the term home advantage (also called home field/court/diamond/ice advantage) describes the advantage–usually a psychological advantage–that the home team is said to have over the visiting team as a result of playing in familiar… …   Wikipedia

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