throw out
phrasal verbthrow somebody out (of…)
- to force somebody to leave a place
- You'll be thrown out if you don't pay the rent.
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throw something out
- to say something in a way that suggests you have not given it a lot of thought
- to throw out a suggestion
- to decide not to accept a proposal, an idea, etc.
- (also throw something away)to get rid of something that you no longer want
- to produce smoke, light, heat, etc.
- a small fire that threw out a lot of heat
- to confuse something or make it wrong
- Our calculations of the cost of our trip were thrown out by changes in the exchange rate.