throw off a blanket

Frequency: 6.37.8 per million words

To remove a blanket quickly.

Categories:

Examples (10)

  • He gets too hot at night and often throws off his blanket.
  • She threw off the blanket and sat up, breathing heavily after the nightmare.
  • If I get too warm, I'll just throw off the blanket.
  • The baby is fussing and throwing off his blanket again.
  • Quick, throw off that blanket and get out of bed! The alarm didn't go off!
  • He was throwing off the heavy wool blanket just as the sun rose.
  • In his restless sleep, he managed to throw off all the blankets.
  • With renewed determination, she threw off the blanket and decided to face the day.
  • Throwing off the blanket was his first instinctive reaction to the loud noise.
  • The patient, feeling suddenly feverish, tried to throw off his blanket.