throw aside

Frequency: 6.07.5 per million words

to discard or get rid of something carelessly

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Examples (10)

  • He tends to throw his clothes aside when he gets home.
  • She angrily threw the letter aside and refused to read it.
  • They have thrown aside all the old traditions.
  • He was throwing aside cushions, frantically looking for his keys.
  • You can't just throw aside your responsibilities like that.
  • We must throw aside our differences and work together.
  • Throwing aside his caution, the hero charged into the burning building.
  • The old principles were thrown aside in favor of new, more profitable ones.
  • Don't just throw the book aside; put it back on the shelf.
  • He threw aside the blanket and jumped out of bed.