Idioms for throw
Origin of throw
before 1000; Middle English
throwen, thrawen (v.), Old English
thrāwan to twist, turn; cognate with Dutch
draaien, German
drehen to turn, spin, twirl, whirl; akin to Latin
terere, Greek
teírein to rub away
SYNONYMS FOR throw
1
fling,
launch,
send.
Throw,
cast,
pitch,
toss imply projecting something through the air.
Throw is the general word, often used with an adverb that indicates direction, destination, etc.:
to throw a rope to someone, the paper away.
Cast is a formal word for
throw, archaic except as used in certain idiomatic expressions (
to cast a net, black looks; cast down; the compound
broadcast, etc.):
to cast off a boat.
Pitch implies throwing with some force and definite aim:
to pitch a baseball. To
toss is to throw lightly, as with an underhand or sidewise motion, or to move irregularly up and down or back and forth:
to toss a bone to a dog.
OTHER WORDS FROM throw
mis·throw, verb, mis·threw, mis·thrown, mis·throw·ing.WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH throw
throe throwWords nearby throw
British Dictionary definitions for throw to the wolves
throw
/ (θrəʊ) /
verb throws, throwing, threw or thrown (mainly tr)
noun
See also
throw about,
throwaway,
throwback,
throwback,
throw in,
throw off,
throw out,
throw over,
throw together,
throw up
Derived forms of throw
thrower, nounWord Origin for throw
Old English
thrāwan to turn, torment; related to Old High German
drāen to twist, Latin
terere to rub
Idioms and Phrases with throw to the wolves (1 of 2)
throw to the wolves
Also, throw to the dogs or lions. Send to a terrible fate; sacrifice someone, especially so as to save oneself. For example, Leaving him with hostile reporters was throwing him to the wolves, or If Bob doesn't perform as they expect, they'll throw him to the lions. All three hyperbolic terms allude to the ravenous appetite of these animals, which presumably will devour the victim. The first term comes from Aesop's fable about a nurse who threatens to throw her charge to the wolves if the child does not behave. [First half of 1900s]
Idioms and Phrases with throw to the wolves (2 of 2)
throw