toss overboard
Frequency: 7.511.5 per million words
To casually throw something over the side of a boat.
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- The sailors had to toss some cargo overboard during the storm.
- Don't toss your trash overboard; keep the ocean clean.
- They decided to toss the old furniture overboard to lighten the load.
- She accidentally tossed her hat overboard in the strong wind.
- The captain ordered them to toss the broken equipment overboard.
- If the boat gets too heavy, we might have to toss some supplies overboard.
- He watched as the old bottles were tossed overboard into the deep sea.
- It's against the law to toss anything overboard without proper disposal.
- During the pirate attack, they had to toss their weapons overboard to surrender.
- The children loved to toss small pebbles overboard from the ferry.