throw off

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verb (mainly tr, adverb)

to free oneself of; discard

to produce or utter in a casual mannerto throw off a witty remark

to escape from or eludethe fox rapidly threw off his pursuers

to confuse or disconcertthe interruption threw the young pianist off

(intr, often foll by at) Australian and NZ informal to deride or ridicule

Words nearby throw off

throw in the towel, throw light on, thrown, thrown silk, thrown to the lions, throw off, throw off balance, throw off the track, throw oneself at, throw oneself into, throw one's hat in the ring

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Idioms and Phrases with throw off

throw off

Cast out, rid oneself of, as in He threw off all unpleasant memories and went to the reunion. [Early 1600s]

Give off, emit, as in The garbage was throwing off an awful smell. [First half of 1700s] Also see throw out, def. 1.

Also, throw or put off the scent. Distract, divert, or mislead, as in A mistaken estimate threw off her calculations, or These clues were designed to throw the detective off the scent. The variant comes from hunting, where the quarry may try to put pursuing hounds off the scent. Its figurative use dates from the mid-1800s. Also see off the track.

Perform in a quick, spontaneous, or casual manner, as in He threw off one sketch after another. [Mid-1700s]

单词	throw off
释义	throw off SEE SYNONYMS FOR throw off ON THESAURUS.COM verb (mainly tr, adverb) to free oneself of; discard to produce or utter in a casual mannerto throw off a witty remark to escape from or eludethe fox rapidly threw off his pursuers to confuse or disconcertthe interruption threw the young pianist off (intr, often foll by at) Australian and NZ informal to deride or ridicule Words nearby throw off throw in the towel, throw light on, thrown, thrown silk, thrown to the lions, throw off, throw off balance, throw off the track, throw oneself at, throw oneself into, throw one's hat in the ring Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with throw off throw off 1 Cast out, rid oneself of, as in He threw off all unpleasant memories and went to the reunion. [Early 1600s] 2 Give off, emit, as in The garbage was throwing off an awful smell. [First half of 1700s] Also see throw out, def. 1. 3 Also, throw or put off the scent. Distract, divert, or mislead, as in A mistaken estimate threw off her calculations, or These clues were designed to throw the detective off the scent. The variant comes from hunting, where the quarry may try to put pursuing hounds off the scent. Its figurative use dates from the mid-1800s. Also see off the track. 4 Perform in a quick, spontaneous, or casual manner, as in He threw off one sketch after another. [Mid-1700s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to throw off abuse, deceive, evade, lose, outdistance, outrun, shake off, trick, give the slip, leave behind
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throw off

verb (mainly tr, adverb)

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