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21throw your money around — informal phrase to spend a lot of money on things that you do not need Thesaurus: to spend or to pay moneysynonym Main entry: money * * * throw your ˈmoney about/around idiom ( …
22throw/fling/cast caution to the wind — to stop being careful and do something that is dangerous or that might result in failure After thinking about it for years, he finally threw/flung/cast caution to the wind, quit his job, and started his own company. • • • Main Entry: ↑caution th …
23throw something out the window — throw (something) out the window informal : to stop using or thinking about (something) We can throw that idea out the window. • • • Main Entry: ↑window …
24throw out the window — throw (something) out the window informal : to stop using or thinking about (something) We can throw that idea out the window. • • • Main Entry: ↑window …
25throw down the gauntlet — {v. phr.} To challenge, especially to a fight. * /Another candidate for the presidency has thrown down the gauntlet./ …
26throw down the gauntlet — {v. phr.} To challenge, especially to a fight. * /Another candidate for the presidency has thrown down the gauntlet./ …
27throw caution to the wind — ► to decide not to worry about possible dangers or risks: »Faced with one of the worst financial crises in recent memory, British investors threw caution to the wind and scrambled to buy stocks. Main Entry: ↑caution …
28throw someone in at the deep end — throw (someone) in at the deep end to make someone do something difficult, especially a job, without preparing them for it or giving them any help. I had to deal with a strike threat on my first day talk about being thrown in at the deep end! …
29throw in at the deep end — throw (someone) in at the deep end to make someone do something difficult, especially a job, without preparing them for it or giving them any help. I had to deal with a strike threat on my first day talk about being thrown in at the deep end! …
30throw cold water on something — throw cold water on (something) to criticize or stop something that some people are enthusiastic about. The proposal seemed reasonable enough, but authorities quickly threw cold water on it …