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throw away

Also, . Dispose of, discard, as in This coat is too good to throw away , or Did you throw out the rest of the milk? or She tossed out all his old letters . [First half of 1500s]
Waste, fail to use, as in She's thrown away her inheritance on all kinds of foolish enterprises , or He's thrown away his chances for an engineering job . [Mid-1600s]
Also, throw out . Utter or perform in an offhand, seemingly careless way, as in He threw away the news that their summer cottage had been broken into , or She threw out some suggestions for changing the bylaws . [First half of 1900s]

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“She hands me her empty plate filled with bones and fat to throw away.”

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Luckily, the internet is also glitching, causing a vicarious thrill when Marty quits trying to get service and throws away his phone.

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The dynamism of the American economy has been the envy of the world for decades, but we are throwing away the very engine that drives it.

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Having said that, there is no evidence at all to suggest McLaren "threw away the chance of a win by not applying team orders" on Sunday in Imola.

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Messy, depressive and defiant, it even appears to have told the hair team to throw away their combs.

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