throw up to
throw up to · throws up to · threw up to · thrown up to · throwing up to
To remind someone of a blunderTo remind someone of a blunder; to insult someone regarding a fault or failure; to throw something in someone's face.
Meaning
1 senses(Appalachia)To remind someone of a blunder; to insult someone regarding a fault or failure; to throw something in someone's face.
Forms
throws up to, throwing up to, threw up to, thrown up toirregular · Lesson
| Base form | throw up to · to throw up to |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | throws up to |
| Present participle | throwing up to |
| Past simple | threw up to |
| Past participle | thrown up to |
Tenses
throw up to · threw up to · will throw up to · have thrown up toPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Phrasal verbs
15 phrasal verbs- throw awayвикидати, викинутивыбрасывать, выкидыватьwegwerfenechar, desecharjeter, rejeterbuttare viawyrzucić, wyrzucaćatmakdeitar fora, jogar foraTo discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash.
- throw outrauswerfenTo dismiss or expel someone from any longer performing duty or attending somewhere.tirar, botarmettre dehorsTo dismiss or expel someone from any longer performing duty or attending somewhere.buttare via, scartareTo discard; to dispense with something; to throw away.
- throw upinformalTo vomit.
- throw ininformalTo add something extra free of charge.
- throw onnarzucać, narzucićTo hastily put on (clothes).
- throw offlibrarse de, deshacerse deTo confuse; especially, to lose a pursuer.
- throw backTo hinder the development of something.
- throw downupuszczać, upuścićTo cause something one is holding to drop, often forcefully.
More 7
- throw overTo discard or give up (a plan or project, etc.).
- throw asideSynonym of discard.
- throw byThrow aside; discard
- throw up toTo remind someone of a blunder; to insult someone regarding a fault or failure; to throw something in someone's face.
- throw in withTo commit to something with; to partner with.
- throw aboutobsoleteTo change direction; to change from one tack to another.
- throw off onarchaicTo tease or ridicule (someone); to reject (someone) verbally; to scold (someone).
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.