Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

throw Idioms
throw a fit
- to become very angry
The boy's mother threw a fit when she heard about his problems at school.
throw a monkey wrench into the works
- to cause something that is going smoothly to stop
My friend threw a monkey wrench into our plans to go to the lake for the summer.
throw a party for (someone)
- to give or hold a party for someone
We plan to throw a party for our boss next week.
throw away a chance or opportunity
- to fail to make use of a chance or opportunity
My cousin threw away a chance to get a good education when he began to work when
he was very young.
throw away (something)
- to discard something, to dispose of something
I plan to throw away my old jacket tomorrow.
throw caution to the wind
- to become very careless
I plan to throw caution to the wind and tell my boss of my complaints about the
company.
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