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throw up
verb
to give up; abandon, relinquish
to build or construct hastily
to reveal; produce
every generation throws up its own leaders
informal(also intr) to vomit
Idioms and Phrases
Vomit, as in The new drug makes many patients throw up . [First half of 1700s]
Abandon, relinquish, as in After the results of the poll came in, she threw up her campaign for the Senate .
Construct hurriedly, as in The builder threw up three houses in a matter of a few months . [Late 1500s]
throw it up to . Criticize, upbraid, as in Dad was always throwing it up to the boys that they were careless and messy . [Early 1800s]
Example Sentences
Meanwhile, the investigation - and what it potentially throws up - will continue to hang over the airline.
For all the analysis, match-ups and hunches, India tours of the UK often seem to throw up controversies or off-field problems that alter the direction of the series.
Turns out Kat Timpf is now one of the people she used to want to throw up on.
“I don’t watch the news because it makes me want to throw up,” she said.
An Australian woman on trial for murder says she threw up the toxic mushroom meal which killed her relatives, after binge-eating dessert.
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