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Expresiones y frases - Verbo 'To throw'
Idioms - Verb 'To throw'
| to throw in a curve | agarrar desprevenido |
| to throw a fit | darle a alguien un ataque |
| to throw caution to the wind | jugársela |
| to throw down the gauntlet | arrojar el guante |
- The teacher threw in a curve with a surprise Maths test.
- My dad threw a fit when he saw the piercing on my eyebrow.
- Why don't you throw caution to the wind and bet all your chips on 13?
- Mike threw down the gauntlet to Tom and said he'd beat him at anything.
| to throw in the towel | tirar la toalla |
| to throw money at something | malgastar dinero en algo |
| to throw someone for a loop | dejar a alguien pasmado |
| to throw someone to the wolves | arrojar a alguien a los lobos |
- We had no chance of winning the contest so we threw in the towel.
- If we don't invest on education as well as on security, we're throwing money at the problem.
- Eddie's girlfriend threw him for a loop when she told him she was pregnant.
- Many girls are being thrown to the wolves when they are made to marry old men.
