to toss away
5
2.0
- phrasal verb
- /tɔs əˈweɪ/
:
tirar
- She decided to toss away the old magazines that were taking up space in her apartment.
- tossed away a cigarette
- toss away a career
- tossing away a perfectly good
And perhaps that is the painful equivalent of tossing stuff away.
- And perhaps that is the painful equivalent of tossing stuff away.
Examples
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Why toss away a promising career, hmm?
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Rather than toss it away, I set it aside.
Fiction book (1996) -
Yeah guys who come to fish here just toss stuff away.
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But after a second or two, he tossed it away.
Fiction book (1991) -
After four or five tries, he tossed it away in frustration.
Fiction book (1992) -
Hey, KD, could you toss that away for me real quick?
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Let's toss this away.
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Toss it away.
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Tommy pulls it from his pocket, glances at it, and tosses it away.
Fiction book (1992) -
But Patrick became discouraged and impatient, tossing away his data.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
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1.6
To remove or throw away something you do not want
541
2.6
To drop or throw things away in a careless way
477
1.8
To get rid of something you do not want, for example by putting it in the bin
202
1.8
To put something in the trash because you do not want it
149
3.4
Get rid of something by throwing it away, selling it, or giving it to someone
131
3.5
To get rid of something you do not need
130
2.7
To throw something away because you no longer want or need it
39
2.7
To throw away things you do not want
34
1.0
To throw away something you no longer want
30
3.7
To throw away something that is no longer useful
29
7.8
Throw things from a ship or plane to make it lighter
13
3.0
To throw away things that are no longer useful
11
3.7
Reject or ignore people and things you no longer want
7
8.6
Get rid of someone or something you no longer want
4
4.1
To throw away things you no longer want
1
3.7
To throw away things you do not want
1
6.0
To reject or get rid of something no longer needed
1
3.9
To destroy or carry something away completely, for example by water
1
7.5
To get rid of something unwanted, for example a bad habit or a weak branch
1
8.6
To get rid of something permanently
1
9.1
To give up something important in a careless or disrespectful way
To throw something away and stop using it
Antonyms
How Final
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to throw or discard' is directly and transparently built from 'toss' (to throw casually) plus 'away' (to a different place), so the overall sense is predictable from the parts. This verb + particle pattern is a common, compositional English construction and is likely immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Toss away: The phrasal verb toss away shows a clear picture: you pick something up and give it a quick, light throw — toss — so it goes away from you. That's why it now means 'to throw away' or 'discard', and can also mean 'to waste' a chance or resource.