throw about
throw about · throws about · threw about · thrown about · throwing about
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, aboutUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, about.
» She liked throwing her money about.
Ihr gefiel es, mit Geld um sich zu werfen.
Meaning
2 sensesUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, about.
When the ship entered the violent storm, all the passengers were thrown about.
(obsolete)To change direction; to change from one tack to another.
Examples
3 sentencesShe liked throwing her money about.
deIhr gefiel es, mit Geld um sich zu werfen.
Flavio threw a tantrum about that.
Gabor threw a tantrum about this, too.
Forms
throws about, throwing about, threw about, thrown about| Base form | throw about · to throw about |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | throws about |
| Present participle | throwing about |
| Past simple | threw about |
| Past participle | thrown about |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
12 phrasal verbs- throw upрвати, блюватиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, up.
- throw offупустити, упускатиTo confuse; especially, to lose a pursuer.
- throw outвміти, умітиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, out.
- throw inздаватися, кидатиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, in.
- throw overздаватися, кидатиTo discard or give up (a plan or project, etc.).
- throw awayвикинути, викидатиTo discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash.
- throw asideвідмовлятися, відкидатиSynonym of discard.
- throw onTo hastily put on (clothes).
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb