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| throw good money after bad |
spend more on a failure, repair a poor product
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If we fix that TV again, we'll be throwing good money after bad.
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| throw in the towel |
quit fighting, give up
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Don't throw in the towel. One more year and you'll graduate.
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| throw insults |
say rude things, insult someone
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When you don't get what you want, you start throwing insults.
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| throw me for a loop |
confuse me, it phased me out
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The question on parliamentary procedure threw me for a loop.
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| throw on a dog for you |
cook a wiener for you, make a a hotdog for you
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Hal was cooking wieners on the barbecue. "Can I throw on a dog for you?" he asked.
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| throw out |
put in the garbage, discard, throw away
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Do you want these old magazines, or should I throw them out?
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| throw some light on |
explain, give information, shed a little light on
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Martin, can you throw some light on the DNA? Explain it to us?
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| throw that in |
mention that, suggest that
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Don't forget to add the sales tax - just thought I'd throw that in.
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| throw the baby out with the bath water |
throw away something good with the waste, discard everything
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Keep the good subjects when you revise the course. Don't throw the baby out with the bath water!
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| throw the book at |
punish to the maximum, come down hard
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Drunk drivers deserve the full penalty. Throw the book at them!
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