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1 throw away
1) (to get rid of: He always throws away his old clothes.) proč vreči2) (to lose through lack of care, concern etc: Don't throw your chance of promotion away by being careless.) zapraviti* * *transitive verb proč vreči, odvreči; tratiti, razsipati, zapravljati, pognati (denar); zamuditito throw away a good opportunity — zamuditi priliko, ne izkoristiti priliketo throw away one's life — (nepremišljeno in brez potrebe) izpostavljati svoje življenje, igračkati se z življenjem -
2 throw
[Ɵrəu] 1. past tense - threw; verb1) (to send through the air with force; to hurl or fling: He threw the ball to her / threw her the ball.)2) ((of a horse) to make its rider fall off: My horse threw me.)3) (to puzzle or confuse: He was completely thrown by her question.)4) ((in wrestling, judo etc) to wrestle (one's opponent) to the ground.)2. noun(an act of throwing: That was a good throw!) met- throw doubt on
- throw in
- throw light on
- throw oneself into
- throw off
- throw open
- throw out
- throw a party
- throw up
- throw one's voice
- throwaway* * *I [mróu]nounmetanje, met; lučaj; (pri rokoborbi) met, zrušenje; domet; figuratively poteza, riziko; lahek šal; boa; ženski šal; lahka odeja; technical (ročna) stružnica; lončarski kolovratthe theatre is a stone's throw from here — gledališče je tu blizu, ni niti 50 korakov od tuII [mróu]transitive verb & intransitive verbvreči, metati, zagnati, zalučati; treščiti; railway vreči s tračnic; podreti, zrušiti, premagati; zvreči (jezdeca); odvreči (kožo, o kači); izgubljati (perje, dlako); nasuti (nasip); nametati; skotiti (mlade); izstreliti (naboj); izigrati (karto), odvreči; sukati, oblikovati, modelirati (v lončarstvu); hitro položiti, zgraditi (most); predati, izročiti (oblast); prestaviti (čete); izraziti, prevesti ( into v); nagnati, napoditi, pognati; razpisati (natečaj); American colloquially z goljufivim, sleparskim namenom izgubiti ( the race dirko)to throw a banquet (a dance) — dati, prirediti banket (ples)to throw the bull American slang širokoustiti se, lagati (da se kar kadi)to throw a chest slang prsiti se, postavljati seto throw dust in s.o.'s eyes figuratively metati komu pesek v očihe threw his eyes to the ground figuratively povesil je očito throw a fit slang razkačiti seto throw a gun on s.o. American nameriti revolver na kogato throw one's heart (soul, life, spirit) into s.th. — popolnoma se predati neki stvarito throw light on s.th. — osvetliti, pojasniti kajto throw the javelin sport metati kopjeto throw good money after bad figuratively zopet izgubiti denar, ko skušamo popraviti neko drugo izguboto throw open — naglo (na široko, na stežaj) odpretito throw overboard figuratively rešiti se (česa), vreči s sebeto throw o.s. — zaupati se, izročiti se (upon s.o. komu)to be thrown upon o.s. — biti sam nase navezanto throw a rope to s.o. — vreči komu vrv figuratively pomagati komuto throw a sop to s.o. figuratively stisniti komu (napitnino, podkupnino), z drobtinico koga utišalito throw a scare into s.o. — pognati komu strah v kostito throw stones at s.o. — vreči kamenje na koga, figuratively obdolžiti kogato throw s.th. in s.o.'s teeth — vreči komu kaj, v obraz očitati komu kajto throw cold water on — z mrzlo vodo politi, figuratively odvzeti pogum; spodbijati vrednost, zasluge (kake osebe)to throw o.s. into work — vreči se na delo -
3 away
[ə'wei]1) (to or at a distance from the person speaking or the person or thing spoken about: He lives three miles away (from the town); Go away!; Take it away!) stran2) (in the opposite direction: She turned away so that he would not see her tears.) vstran3) ((gradually) into nothing: The noise died away.) popolnoma4) (continuously: They worked away until dark.) brez prestanka5) ((of a football match etc) not on the home ground: The team is playing away this weekend; ( also adjective) an away match.) v gosteh* * *[əwéi]adverb ( from) proč, stran; nenehnofire away! — prični!to give away s.o. — izdati kogato make away with o.s. — narediti samomorto pine ( —ali waste) away — hirati, hujšatiaway for shame! — sram te bodi!away with you! — poberi se!whither away? — kam greš? -
4 a stone's throw
(a very short distance: They live only a stone's throw away from here.) lučaj -
5 fritter
['fritə]((often with away) to throw away or waste gradually: He frittered (away) all his money on gambling.) zapraviti* * *I [frítə]nounocvrto sadje v testu, cvrtnjak; košček, odpadekII [frítə]transitive verbtrgati, sekljati -
6 keep
[ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) obdržati2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) obdržati (zase)3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) imeti, (vz)držati4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) nadaljevati5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) imeti na zalogi6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) skrbeti za, rediti7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) držati se8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) voditi9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) zadrževati10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) vzdrževati11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) držati12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) praznovati2. noun(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) oskrba; stanovanje in hrana- keeper- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch* * *I [ki:p]nounhistory osrednji grajski stolp, trdnjava, temnica; življenjske potrebščine, oskrba, stanovanje in hrana, vzdrževanje; paša, krma; military utrdba, reduta; plural igra, pri kateri zmagovalec obdrži dobitekto earn one's keep — preživljati se, zaslužiti za vsakdanji kruhII [ki:p]1.transitive verbdržati, obdržati, ohraniti, zadržati; držati se (zakona, navade); vztrajati, obdržati se; zadrževati koga; vzdrževati, čuvati, varovati, podpirati; nadzirati, na skrbi imeti, skrbeti za; imeti, voditi (trgovino), upravljati (šolo), imeti (sejo); imeti v zalogi; voditi (knjige, račune); praznovati, obhajati (praznik); imeti, gojiti (čebele, konje itd.);2.intransitive verbostati (doma, v postelji); počutiti se ( he ŋs well); držati se, ne kvariti se (hrana, vreme); kar naprej kaj delati ( she ŋs smiling); colloquially stanovati (where do you keep?)to keep s.o. at arm's length — ne dati komu do sebecommerce to keep books — voditi knjigeto keep s.o.'s counsel — varovati tujo skrivnostto keep one's countenance — ostati resen, zadrževati smehto keep clear of — izogniti se česa, čuvati se česato keep s.o. company — delati komu družboto keep company with — skupaj hoditi, družiti se zto keep s.th. dark — obdržati zase, ne izdatito keep one's end up — braniti svoja načela, opravljati svoje deloto keep an eye on ( —ali out for) —ali to keep one's eyes open ( —ali skinned) —ali to keep one's weather eye lifted — imeti odprte oči, budno pazitito keep the field — vztrajati, ne se umaknitito keep (a) guard over s.o. — čuvati kogasport to keep (the) goal — biti vratar, čuvati golGod keep you! — bog te varuj!to keep s.th. going — ohraniti kaj v tekuto keep s.o. going — komu (denarno) pomagati; ohraniti koga pri življenjuto keep one's ground — ne popustiti, vztrajati, ostati čvrstto keep early ( —ali good) hours — prihajati zgodaj domov, hoditi zgodaj spatto keep bad ( —ali late) hours — prihajati pozno domov, hoditi pozno spatto keep one's head — ne izgubiti glave, ostati mirento keep house — vzdrževati družino, gospodinjitito keep open house — biti gostoljuben, sprejemati goste ob vsakem časuto keep a good look-out — budno opazovati, pazitito keep s.o. for lunch — zadržati koga pri kosiluto keep pace ( —ali step) with — iti v korak, ne zaostajatiAmerican to keep plugging along — kar naprej garatito keep the pot boiling — životariti, komaj se prebijatito keep good relations with s.o. — ostati s kom v dobrih odnosihto keep a record of s.th. — voditi zapise o čemto keep sight of — imeti kaj pred očmi, misliti nato keep in suspense — pustiti koga v negotovosti; commerce imeti v evidenci (nerešeno zadevo)to keep track of — zasledovati (dogodke), biti na tekočemto keep one's temper — zadržati se, ne razburjati seAmerican to keep tabs on — nadzirati, budno spremljati (dogodke), zapomniti sito keep together — biti složen, držati skupajto keep watch (over, on) — stražiti koga, oprezovati za kom -
7 discard
(to throw away as useless: They discarded the empty bottles.) zavreči* * *I [diská:d]transitive verbzaložiti (karte); odpustiti, odsloviti; odvreči, zavreči; znebiti seII [díska:d]nounzaložene karte, talon, založek; odložene reči, izvržek, izmeček, škart, prebirek; American staro železo -
8 scabbard
['skæbəd](a case in which the blade of a sword is kept.) nožnica* * *[skaebəd]1.nounnožnica (za meč)to fling (to throw) away the scabbard — zalučati proč nožnico, figuratively odločiti se, da bijemo boj do kraja;2.transitive verbvtakniti (meč) v nožnico -
9 shadow
['ʃædəu] 1. noun1) ((a patch of) shade on the ground etc caused by an object blocking the light: We are in the shadow of that building.) senca2) ((in plural with the) darkness or partial darkness caused by lack of (direct) light: The child was afraid that wild animals were lurking in the shadows at the corner of his bedroom.) mrak3) (a dark patch or area: You look tired - there are shadows under your eyes.) kolobar4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) trohica2. verb1) (to hide or darken with shadow: A broad hat shadowed her face.) skriti2) (to follow closely, especially as a detective, spy etc: We shadowed him for a week.) zasledovati•- shadowy- shadowiness
- worn to a shadow* * *I [šaedou]nounsenca (določene oblike); plural mrak, tema; figuratively varstvo, zaščita; figuratively imitacija, kopija, posnemanje; figuratively prazen sijaj, odraz tuje slave; malenkost, trohica, sled; duh, fantom, prikazen; stalni spremljevalec, "senca"; zasledovalec, špijon, detektivshadow boxing sport boksanje z namišljenim nasprotnikom (za trening)shadow cabinet figuratively kabinet, vlada v sencihe is but a shadow of his former self — on je le še senca tega, kar je prej bilthere never was a shadow between him and his friend — nikoli ni bilo kake sence (nesporazuma) med njim in njegovim prijateljemmay your shadow never grow less figuratively vso srečo (veliko uspeha) ti želim!to quarrel with one's own shadow figuratively biti zelo razdražljivto be reduced to a shadow — spremeniti se v kost in kožo, zelo shujšati, figuratively obstajati le po imenuto be worn to a shadow — zelo shujšati, postati pravi okostnjakII [šaedou]transitive verbzasenčiti, potemniti; archaic ščititi ( from pred), skri(va)ti; slediti (komu) kot sencato shadow forth (out) — nejasno napovedati, namigniti nahe shadowed forth his plans — dal je samo obrise svojih načrtov, le nakazal je svoje načrte -
10 useless
adjective (having no use or no effect: Why don't you throw away those useless things?; We can't do it - it's useless to try.) nekoristen* * *[jú:slis]adjectivenekoristen, brezkoristen, neporaben, neuporabljiv; brezuspešen, brezploden, zaman, brez cilja; slang bolehen, nerazpoložen, nesposoben za karkolitalking is useless, act! — govoriti ne koristi nič, naredite kaj!I'm feeling jolly useless to-day — danes nisem za nobeno rabo, sem čisto zanič -
11 pass
1. verb1) (to move towards and then beyond (something, by going past, through, by, over etc): I pass the shops on my way to work; The procession passed along the corridor.) iti mimo2) (to move, give etc from one person, state etc to another: They passed the photographs around; The tradition is passed (on/down) from father to son.) prenesti3) (to go or be beyond: This passes my understanding.) preseči4) ((of vehicles etc on a road) to overtake: The sports car passed me at a dangerous bend in the road.) prehiteti5) (to spend (time): They passed several weeks in the country.) preživeti6) ((of an official group, government etc) to accept or approve: The government has passed a resolution.) sprejeti7) (to give or announce (a judgement or sentence): The magistrate passed judgement on the prisoner.) izreči8) (to end or go away: His sickness soon passed.) miniti9) (to (judge to) be successful in (an examination etc): I passed my driving test.) narediti2. noun1) (a narrow path between mountains: a mountain pass.) prelaz2) (a ticket or card allowing a person to do something, eg to travel free or to get in to a building: You must show your pass before entering.) prepustnica3) (a successful result in an examination, especially when below a distinction, honours etc: There were ten passes and no fails.) opravljeni izpit4) ((in ball games) a throw, kick, hit etc of the ball from one player to another: The centre-forward made a pass towards the goal.) podaja•- passable- passing
- passer-by
- password
- in passing
- let something pass
- let pass
- pass as/for
- pass away
- pass the buck
- pass by
- pass off
- pass something or someone off as
- pass off as
- pass on
- pass out
- pass over
- pass up* * *I [pa:s]nounprepustnica, prosta karta, potni list; military dopustnica (listina); kratek dopust; university opravljeni izpit, spričevalo o opravljenem izpitu, najnižja pozitivna ocena; kritično stanje, stiska; kretnja (roke), zvijača, finta; črta, poteza (pri beljenju); sport podajanje žoge (nogomet); sunek (sabljanje); slang vsiljivost, nadležnost (ljubezenska)to be at a desperate pass — biti v kritičnem stanju, biti brezupnoto bring to a pass — napraviti, izvršitito make a pass at — vsiljevati se ženski, nadlegovatiII [pa:s]nounprehod, prelaz, ozka pot; ploven kanal, plovni del reke; military ključni položajIII [pa:s]1.transitive verbiti mimo (naprej, čez, skozi, preko); peljati mimo, prehiteti (npr. avto); figuratively izpustiti, preskočiti, ne zmeniti se za kaj; narediti izpit; prekoračiti, preseči, presegati ( it ŋes my comprehension tega ne razumem, presega moj razum); economy ne plačati (dividend); speljati skozi (žico), pogladiti (z roko); pasirati, pretlačiti (skozi sito); prebiti (čas), preživljati; podati (npr. sladkor), razpečavati (ponarejen denar); sport podati (žogo); juridically prenesti (premoženje na koga), izreči sodbo (on komu), naložiti kazen; sprejeti (predlog), izglasovati (zakon); predati (npr. predsedstvo; to komu); priznati veljavnost, privoliti, potrditi, dopustiti; povedati (svoje mnenje; on, upon o), pripomniti, narediti (komu kompliment); medicine izrezati (ledvične kamne), izprazniti (črevesa, mehur);2.intransitive verbiti, hoditi ( along naprej, by mimo, over čez), iti ven ( out); voziti se, potovati, prepotovati, priti, jahati; miniti, minevati (čas, bolečina); preminiti, umreti; priti v druge roke, pripasti (to komu); preiti (iz trdega v tekoče stanje; from... to); zgoditi se, pripetiti se; krožiti, iti iz rok v roke; sloveti (for, as za, kot), veljati za ( material that ŋed for silk); priti skozi, izdelati (izpit); preiti, izginiti, končati separliament biti sprejet (zakon), biti izglasovan, biti potrjen; juridically biti izrečen (sodba); preskočiti igro pri kvartanju, ne igrati; economy to pass an account — sprejeti obračunto pass to s.o.'s account — pripisati komu kajAmerican slang to pass the buck ( —ali baby) — izogniti se odgovornosti; naprtiti odgovornost (to komu), zvaliti krivdo na kogato pass the customs — priti skozi carino, ocarinitito pass s.th. to s.o.'s credit — šteti komu kaj v dobrofiguratively to pass the hat — pobirati prispevketo pass muster — zadovoljiti, biti zadovoljivto pass out of sight — izginiti izpred oči, izgubiti kaj izpred očito pass s.o. over — poslati koga komuto pass water — izprazniti mehur, uriniratiit will pass — dobro je, šlo bo -
12 scare
[skeə] 1. verb(to startle or frighten: You'll scare the baby if you shout; His warning scared her into obeying him.) prestrašiti2. noun1) (a feeling of fear or alarm: The noise gave me a scare.) strah2) (a feeling of fear or panic among a large number of people: a smallpox scare.) preplah•- scared- scarecrow
- scaremonger
- scare away/off* * *[skʌ/ə]1.noun(paničen) strah, preplah, panika; preplašenost; senzacionalen naslov v časopisuto throw a scare into s.o. — prestrašiti koga;2.transitive verbprestrašiti, preplašiti; splašiti (ptice)to be scared of s.th. — bati se česato scare the pants off slang prestrašitito scare away — preplašiti, razplašiti, pregnatito scare up, to scare out — preplašiti; colloquially zbrati skupaj (denar ipd.); intransitive verb ustrašiti se, prestrašiti se -
13 die
I present participle - dying; verb1) (to lose life; to stop living and become dead: Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.) umreti2) (to fade; to disappear: The daylight was dying fast.) pojemati, izginjati3) (to have a strong desire (for something or to do something): I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.) hrepeneti•- diehard- die away
- die down
- die hard
- die off
- die out II noun(a stamp or punch for making raised designs on money, paper etc.) matricaIII see dice* * *I [dai]intransitive verb (of od, zaradi) umreti, izdihniti, poginiti; ugasniti, ugašati; umiriti se; (o)veneti; colloquially hrepenetito die game — hrabro umreti; ostati zvestto be dying for s.th. — hrepeneti po čemII [dai]nounmatrica, vreziloIIIplural dice [dai, dais]noun igralna kockathe die is cast — kocka je padla, nazaj ni potias straight as a die — čisto raven; velik poštenjakupon the die — na kocki, v nevarnostito risk all on a turn ( —ali the throw) of a die — vse staviti, vse prepustiti naključjuthe dice are loaded against him — nima sreče, usoda mu ni naklonjena -
14 disturb
[di'stə:b]1) (to interrupt or take attention away from: I'm sorry, am I disturbing you?) motiti2) (to worry or make anxious: This news has disturbed me very much.) vznemirjati3) (to stir up or throw into confusion: A violent storm disturbed the surface of the lake.) razburkati•* * *[distɜ:b]transitive verbmotiti, begati, vznemirjati; zmesti; kršitidon't disturb yourself! — ne daj se motiti! -
15 kiss
[kis] 1. verb(to touch with the lips as a sign of affection: She kissed him when he arrived home; The child kissed his parents goodnight; The film ended with a shot of the lovers kissing.) poljubiti2. noun(an act of kissing: He gave her a kiss.) poljub* * *I [kis]nounpoljub; rahel dotik (vetra); piškot iz beljakov, poljubček; mehurček na mleku ali čaju (otroška beseda)II [kis]transitive verb & intransitive verbpoljubiti (se)to kiss the dust — ponižati se; figuratively umretito kiss the ground — poljubiti tla; figuratively ponižati seto kiss away s.o.'s tears — s poljubi obrisati solze -
16 lot
[lot]1) (a person's fortune or fate: It seemed to be her lot to be always unlucky.) usoda2) (a separate part: She gave one lot of clothes to a jumble sale and threw another lot away.) del3) (one article or several, sold as a single item at an auction: Are you going to bid for lot 28?) predmet na dražbi•- lots- a lot
- draw/cast lots* * *I [lɔt]nounžreb, usoda; del, delež; American parcela, zemljišče, gradbišče; economy del, partija, gotova količina blaga; (posamičen) predmet na dražbi; colloquially velika množina, kup; skupina, družba, vsi skupaj; colloquially človek, stvara lot you care! verb mar ti je!economy in lots — vsa partija, vse blago skupaja bad lot — neznačajnež, razvpit človekto cast ( —ali draw) lots for — vreči žreb, žrebati zato fall to s.o.'s lot — pripasti komu kot deležcolloquially the lot — vsi; vseII [lɔt]transitive verbrazdeliti (zemljo) na parcele ( out); žrebati, z žrebom določiti, razdeliti -
17 spit
I 1. [spit] noun((also spittle ['spitl]) the liquid that forms in the mouth.) slina2. verb1) (to throw out (spit) from the mouth: He spat in the gutter as an indication of contempt.) pljuniti2) (to send (out) with force: The fire spat (out) sparks.) metatiII [spit] noun(a type of sharp-pointed metal bar on which meat is roasted.) raženj* * *I [spit]1.nounraženj; geography ozek rt, rtič;2.transitive verbnabosti (meso) na raženj; figuratively prebosti, nabostiII [spit]nounpljuvanje; pljunek, slina; jezno pihanje (zlasti mačke); droben dež, dežek, rahlo sneženje; jajčeca nekaterih žuželk, zaplod, zapljunek, ličinka; figuratively kratka oddaljenost; colloquially natančna podobahe is the very spit of his father — prav tak je kot njegov oče; izrezan oče jeIII [spit]1.intransitive verbpljuvati, pljuniti; figuratively grdo, prezirljivo ravnati (at s); pihati, puhati (kot jezna mačka); pršeti, rositi (dež); padati v posameznih kosmičih (sneg); metati iskre (o ognju); štrcati (črnilo) (o peresu); vrvrati, kipeti (vrela voda);2.transitive verbpljuvati, izpljuniti (slino, kri, hrano) (često out, forth); bruhati (ogenj); izbruhniti (grožnjo, kletvico); prižgatito spit coton (sixpence) slang biti zelo žejento spit in s.o.'s face — pljuniti komu v obrazto spit at (on, upon) — pljuniti na, razžaliti, prezirljivo ravnati s (kom)to spit out — izpljuniti, slang odkriti, odkrito govoritispit it out! — govori!, na dan z besedo!to spit out an oath — izbruhniti kletvico, zakletiIV [spit]nounglobina, do katere seže lopata -
18 trash
[træʃ](rubbish: Throw it away! It's just trash.) smeti- trashy- trashcan* * *I [træš]1.nounničvredno blago, škart, izvržek, izmeček, odpadki, smeti; okleščki, dračje; literature slabo književno delo (brez vrednosti), plaža, kič; prazne besede, čvekanje; bedarija, neumnost, budalost, prazne marnje; sodrga, svojat; podlež, ničvrednež; pridaničtrash can — vedro za odpadke, smetnjaktrash dump American odlagališčetrash ice — koščki ledu, pomešani z vodowhite trash — American revni belci v južnih državah ZDAto talk trash — govoriti budalosti, nesmiselhe writes trash — kar on piše, nima nobene vrednosti;2.transitive verboklestiti (drevje), obstriei; odložiti, odvreči (zlasti karte)II [træš]dialectal intransitive verb s težavo, z mukami se vlevi naprej; transitive verb mučiti, utrujati
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throw away — (v.) late 14c., to reject, cast from oneself, from THROW (Cf. throw) (v.) + AWAY (Cf. away). More literal meaning of dispose of as useless, release from one s possession as unneeded is first recorded 1520s. Throw away (adj.) is first recorded… … Etymology dictionary
throw away something — throw away (something) to fail to use an opportunity. Milton threw away his chance of promotion by being late almost every day. It s a chance to audition for the Metropolitan Opera don t throw it away. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of… … New idioms dictionary
throw away — (something) to fail to use an opportunity. Milton threw away his chance of promotion by being late almost every day. It s a chance to audition for the Metropolitan Opera don t throw it away. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of throw away… … New idioms dictionary
throw away — [v1] dispose of abandon, cast, cast off, chase, clear, discard, dismiss, dispense with, ditch*, drop*, dump*, eject, eliminate, evict, extrude, free oneself of, get rid of, jettison, junk*, lose, refuse, reject, rid oneself of, scrap*, shake off* … New thesaurus
throw away a chance — • throw away a chance • throw away an opportunity fail to make use of a chance or opportunity He threw away a chance to get a good education when he began to work when he was very young … Idioms and examples
throw away an opportunity — • throw away a chance • throw away an opportunity fail to make use of a chance or opportunity He threw away a chance to get a good education when he began to work when he was very young … Idioms and examples
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 — hrow away v. t. 1. to discard. [PJC] 2. to waste or squander. [PJC] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
throw away — index abandon (relinquish), dislodge, dispel, jettison, relinquish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
throw away — verb 1. throw or cast away (Freq. 5) Put away your worries • Syn: ↑discard, ↑fling, ↑toss, ↑toss out, ↑toss away, ↑chuck out, ↑cast aside … Useful english 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