toss out (something)

toss out (something)
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 possibility.

We tossed out half a dozen titles and then discussed what we thought about each one.

Now that you've had a chance to look at the memo, I'll toss an idea out to start the discussion.


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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