Π§ΠΈΡΠ°ΡΡ ΠΎΠ½Π»Π°ΠΉΠ½ Β«Π‘Π»ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΊΠ°Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΡ ΠΈΠ΄ΠΈΠΎΠΌ: 8000 Π΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡΒ». Π‘ΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡΠ° 148
ΠΠ²ΡΠΎΡ Adam Makkai
[through train]{n. phr.} A direct train that doesnβt necessitate any changes. β’/Weβll take the through train from Chicago to New York because itβs the most convenient./
[throw] See: FREE THROW, PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GLASS HOUSES SHOULD NOT THROW STONES.
[throw a curve]{v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. To mislead or deceive someone; to lie. β’/John threw me a curve about the hiring./ 2. To take someone by surprise in an unpleasant way. β’/Mr. Weinerβs announcement threw the whole company a curve./
[throw a fit] See: HAVE A FIT.
[throw a monkey wrench] or [throw a wrench] {v. phr.}, {informal} To cause something that is going smoothly to stop. β’/The game was going smoothly until you threw a monkey wrench into the works by fussing about the rules./ β’/The Michigan tacklers threw a wrench into the Wisconsin teamβs offense./ β’/He hoped to see the class plan fail and looked for a chance to throw a wrench in the machinery./
[throw a party]{v. phr.}, {informal} To hold a party; have a party. β’/The club is throwing a party in the high school gym Saturday night./ β’/The Seniors threw a masquerade party on Halloween./
[throw a punch]{v. phr.} To strike at someone with your fist; hit; punch. β’/Bob became so mad at Fred that he threw a punch at him./ β’/The bell rang and the boxers started throwing punches./ Compare: TAKE A PUNCH AT.
[throw away]{v.} 1. To get rid of as unwanted or not needed; junk. β’/Before they moved they threw away everything they didnβt want to take with them./ β’/I never save those coupons; I just throw them away./ Syn.: THROW OUT. 2. To waste. β’/The senator criticized the government for throwing away billions on the space program./ 3. To fail to make use of. β’/She threw away a good chance for a better job./
[throw a wet blanket] See: WET BLANKET.
[throw caution to the winds] also [throw discretion to the winds] {v. phr.} To be daring; make a bold or risky move. β’/Hearing that Apaches were planning to start a war, the whites decided to throw caution to the winds and attack the Apaches first./
[throw cold water on] also [dash cold water on] or [pour cold water on] {v. phr.} To discourage; say or do something to discourage. β’/We had high hopes of victory but our opponents soon threw cold water on them./ β’/Henryβs father threw cold water on his plans to go to college by saying he could not afford it./
[throw a loop] See: KNOCK FOR A LOOP.
[throw down the gauntlet]{v. phr.} To challenge, especially to a fight. β’/Another candidate for the presidency has thrown down the gauntlet./
[throw for a loss]{v. phr.} 1. To tackle a member of the opposing football team behind the place where his team had the ball at the beginning of the play; push the other team back so that they lose yardage in football. β’/The Blues' quarterback ran back and tried to pass, but before he could, the Reds' end threw him for a loss./ Compare: LOSE GROUND. 2. {informal} To surprise or shock (someone); upset; make worry greatly; cause trouble. β’/It threw Jim for a loss when he failed the test./ β’/Mr. Simpson was thrown for a loss when he lost his job./ Compare: KNOCK FOR A LOOP, SET BACK ON ONEβS HEELS.
[throw in]{v.} 1. To give or put in as an addition; to give to or with something else. β’/John threw in a couple of tires when he sold Bill his bicycle./ β’/Mary and Tess were talking about the prom, and Joan threw in that she was going with Fred./ Compare: FOR GOOD MEASURE. 2. To push into operating position. β’/Mr. Jones threw in the clutch and shifted the gears./
[throw light on] See: CAST LIGHT ON, SHED LIGHT ON.
[throw something in oneβs face] or [throw something in oneβs teeth] {v. phr.} To blame a person for (something wrong); not allow someone to forget (a mistake or failure).βββOften used with "back". β’/Bob came home late for dinner last week, and his mother keeps throwing it back in his face./ β’/I made a mistake in the ball game and the boys keep throwing it back in my teeth./ Compare: IN ONEβS FACE.
[throw in oneβs lot with] or {literary} [cast in oneβs lot with] {v. phr.} To decide to share or take part in anything that happens to; join. β’/The thief decided to throw in his lot with the gang when he heard their plans./ β’/Washington was rich, but he decided to cast in his lot with the colonies against Britain./ β’/When Carl was old enough to vote, he threw in his lot with the Democrats./ Syn.: JOIN FORCES.
[throw in the sponge] or [throw up the sponge] or [throw in the towel] {v. phr.}, {informal} To admit defeat; accept loss. β’/After taking a beating for five rounds, the fighterβs seconds threw in the sponge./ β’/When Harold saw his arguments were not being accepted, he threw in the towel and left./ Syn.: GIVE UP.
[throw off]{v.} 1. To get free from. β’/He was healthy enough to throw off his cold easily./ Compare: RID OF. 2. To mislead; confuse; fool. β’/They went by a different route to throw the hostile bandits off their track./ 3. To produce easily or as if without effort. β’/She could throw off a dozen poems in a night./
[throw off the scent]{v. phr.} To mislead; confuse. β’/The robbers went different ways hoping to throw the sheriffβs men off the scent./ Syn.: THROW OFF(2).
[throw off the track]{v. phr.} To divert; mislead; confuse. β’/The clever criminals threw the detective off the track by changing their names and faces./ Contrast: OFF THE BEATEN TRACK.
[throw oneself at someoneβs feet]{v. phr.} To make a public display of serving, loving, or worshipping someone. β’/When Arthur became king, almost all of the nobles threw themselves at his feet and promised to obey and serve him./ β’/When the new girl entered school, several boys threw themselves at her feet./
[throw oneself at someoneβs head] or [fling oneself at someoneβs head] {v. phr.}, {informal} To try hard and openly to make a person love you. β’/She threw herself at his head, but he was interested in another girl./ Compare: AT ONEβS FEET.
[throw oneβs hat in the ring] or [toss oneβs hat in the ring] {v. phr.}, {informal} To announce that you are going to try to be elected to an official position; become a candidate for office. β’/Bill tossed his hat in the ring for class president./ β’/The senator threw his hat in the ring for re-election./
[throw oneβs weight around]{v. phr.}, {informal} To use oneβs influence or position in a showy or noisy manner. β’/John was the star of the class play, and he was throwing his weight around telling the director how the scene should be played./ β’/Bob was stronger than the other boys, and he threw his weight around./ Compare: PULL RANK.
[throw open] 1. To open wide with a sudden or strong movement. β’/He dashed in and threw open the windows./ 2. To remove limits from. β’/The Homestead Act threw open the West./ β’/When a hurricane and flood left many people homeless, public buildings were thrown open to shelter them./
[throw] or [feed one to the wolves] {v. phr.} 1. To turn someone into a scapegoat. β’/In order to explain the situation to the media, the governor blamed the mayor and threw him to the wolves./ 2. To send into danger without protection. β’/Mary was very shy. Her friends did not come to speak before the club in her place. They threw her to the wolves./ β’/The boys on the football team were so small that when they played a good team they were thrown to the wolves./
[throw out] or [toss out] {v.} 1. To put somewhere to be destroyed because not wanted. β’/He didnβt need the brush anymore so he threw it out./ Syn.: THROW AWAY(1). 2. To refuse to accept. β’/The inspector tossed out all the parts that didnβt work./ 3. To force to leave; dismiss. β’/When the employees complained too loudly, the owner threw them out./ Syn.: KICK OUT, TURN OUT(1). 4. To cause to be out in baseball by throwing the ball. β’/The shortstop tossed the runner out./
[throw out of gear]{v. phr.} 1. To separate the gears of (a car or some other machine) when you want to stop it. β’/When John wanted to stop, he threw the car out of gear and braked sharply./ 2. To stop or bother (what someone is doing or planning); confuse; upset. β’/The whole country was thrown out of gear by the assassination of the President./ β’/My motherβs illness threw my plans for the summer out of gear./
[throw over]{v.} To give up for another; break your loyalty or attachment to. β’/Bob threw Mary over for a new girlfriend./ β’/Tom threw over those who helped him run for class president after he was elected./
[throw the baby out with the bath (bathwater)]{v. phr.} To reject all of something because part is faulty. β’/God knows that there are weaknesses in the program, but if they act too hastily they may cause the baby to be thrown out with the bathwater./
[throw the book at]{v. phr.}, {informal} To give the most severe penalty to (someone) for breaking the law or rules. β’/Because it was the third time he had been caught speeding that month, the judge threw the book at him./
[throw together]{v.} 1. also [slap together] To make in a hurry and without care. β’/Bill and Bob threw together a cabin out of old lumber./ β’/The party was planned suddenly, and Mary threw together a meal out of leftovers./ 2. To put in with other people by chance. β’/The group of strangers was thrown together when the storm trapped them on the highway./ β’/Bill and Tom became friends when they were thrown together in the same cabin at camp./
[throw up]{v.} 1. {informal} or {slang} [heave up]. To vomit. β’/The heat made him feel sick and he thought he would throw up./ β’/He took the medicine but threw it up a minute later./ 2. {informal} To quit; leave; let go; give up. β’/When she broke their engagement he threw up his job and left town./ 3. To build in a hurry. β’/The contractor threw up some temporary sheds to hold the new equipment./ 4. To mention often as an insult. β’/His father threw up Johnβs wastefulness to him./
[throw up oneβs hands]{v. phr.} To give up trying; admit that you cannot succeed. β’/Mrs. Jones threw up her hands when the children messed up the living room for the third time./ β’/When Mary saw the number of dishes to be washed, she threw up her hands in dismay./
[throw up oneβs hands in horror]{v. phr.} To be horrified; feel alarmed; give up hope of straightening things out; be shocked by something terrible. β’/When Mrs. Brown saw the mess the children were making in her living room, she threw up her hands in horror./ β’/Everybody threw up their hands in horror at the destruction caused by the hurricane./
[throw up the sponge] See: THROW IN THE SPONGE.
[thumb] See: ALL THUMBS, GREEN THUMB, TURN THUMBS DOWN, TWIDDLE ONEβS THUMBS, UNDER ONEβS THUMB or UNDER THE THUMB OF.
[thumb a ride]{v. phr.}, {informal} To get a ride by hitchhiking; hitchhike. β’/Not having much money, Carl decided to thumb a ride to New York./
[thumb oneβs nose]{v. phr.} 1. To hold oneβs open hand in front of oneβs face with oneβs thumb pointed at oneβs nose as a sign of scorn or dislike. β’/After Bob ran into the house he thumbed his nose at Tom through the window./ 2. {informal} To look with disfavor or dislike; regard with scorn; refuse to obey.βββUsed with "at". β’/Betty thumbed her nose at her motherβs command to stay home./ β’/Mary thumbed her nose at convention by wearing odd clothes./ Compare: LOOK DOWN ON.
[thumb through]{v. phr.} To examine superficially; read cursorily. β’/I have read "War and Peace" but Fran has only thumbed through it./
[thunder] See: BLOOD AND THUNDER, STEAL ONEβS THUNDER.
[thus and so] also [thus and thus] {adv. phr.} In a particular way; according to directions that have been given. β’/The teacher is very fussy about the way you write your report. If you donβt do it thus and so, she gives you a lower mark./