Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

throw off an illness
- to recover from a sickness
I was able to throw off my cold and I quickly recovered.
throw off (someone)
- to mislead/confuse/fool someone
The criminals threw off the police and ran into the subway.
throw one's hands up in despair
- to raise one's hands making a sign of giving up, to give up
I threw my hands up in despair and said that I could no longer continue to work on the
project.
throw one's hands up in horror
- to be shocked, to raise one's hands in horror
The woman threw her hands up in horror when she saw the results of the accident.
throw one's voice
- to project one's voice so that it seems to be coming from some other place
The man learned how to throw his voice when he was a teenager.
throw one`s weight around
- to use one`s influence in an aggressive way
Our boss has been throwing his weight around ever since he got his promotion.
throw oneself at (someone)
- to give oneself willingly to someone else for romance
The woman in the movie threw herself at the hero of the story.
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