- toss out something
- toss out (someone/something)
to get rid of someone or something.
She tossed out my old chair.
Mrs. Curtis tossed him out of class for laughing.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
toss out something
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toss out (something) — 1. to refuse to accept or consider something. The judge tossed out the case two weeks ago. We received thousands of proposals for the memorial, but tossed most of them out because they were dull or inappropriate. 2. to suggest something as a… … New idioms dictionary
toss out — verb throw or cast away Put away your worries • Syn: ↑discard, ↑fling, ↑toss, ↑toss away, ↑chuck out, ↑cast aside, ↑dispose, ↑throw out, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
toss out someone — toss out (someone/something) to get rid of someone or something. She tossed out my old chair. Mrs. Curtis tossed him out of class for laughing … New idioms dictionary
toss out — (someone/something) to get rid of someone or something. She tossed out my old chair. Mrs. Curtis tossed him out of class for laughing … New idioms dictionary
toss — toss1 [tɔs US to:s] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) [T] to throw something, especially something light, with a quick gentle movement of your hand toss sth into/onto etc sth ▪ She crumpled the letter and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
toss — toss1 [ tɔs ] verb ** ▸ 1 throw something carelessly ▸ 2 get rid of something ▸ 3 move something up and down ▸ 4 cover something in liquid ▸ 5 throw coin into air ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to throw something somewhere gently or in a slightly… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
toss — I UK [tɒs] / US [tɔs] verb Word forms toss : present tense I/you/we/they toss he/she/it tosses present participle tossing past tense tossed past participle tossed ** 1) a) [transitive] to throw something somewhere gently or in a slightly careless … English dictionary
toss — [c]/tɒs / (say tos) verb (tossed or, Poetic, tost, tossing) –verb (t) 1. to throw, pitch, or fling, especially to throw lightly or carelessly: to toss a piece of paper into the wastepaper basket. 2. to throw or send (a ball, etc.) from one to… …
toss — tosser, n. tossingly, adv. /taws, tos/, v., tossed or (Literary) tost; tossing; n. v.t. 1. to throw, pitch, or fling, esp. to throw lightly or carelessly: to toss a piece of paper into the wastebasket. 2. to throw or send from one to another, as… … Universalium
toss away — verb throw or cast away (Freq. 2) Put away your worries • Syn: ↑discard, ↑fling, ↑toss, ↑toss out, ↑chuck out, ↑cast aside, ↑dispose, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
