Chuck/throw/toss sth/sb overboard In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "chuck/throw/toss sth/sb overboard", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Julia Huong calendar 2022-02-26 09:02

Meaning of Chuck/throw/toss sth/sb overboard

Synonyms:

get rid of (someone or something)

Chuck/throw/toss sth/sb overboard informal verb phrase

To remove something or someone.

That milk has gone off, so you should throw it overboard.

When the incident occurred on the sea voyage, the captain had no choice but to throw cargo overboard to lighten the vessel and ensure the safety of crew members.

He was a bring nuisance. I'm glad to chuck him overboard.

Other phrases about:

clean out

1. Make the inside of something clean or tidy

2. Spend so much money on something that one now has very little left

3. Take or use all the resource or money that a person or organization has

4. Remove parts or people to improve a group or organization

cut from (something)

1. To remove something from something else by cutting

2. To refuse to allow someone to do something on a team or other roster

3. To remove a portion of a creative work, such as a written work or a film by editing

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater
Bcareful to avoid losing important things or getting rid of them by mistake while disposing of worthless ones.
detach (someone or something) from (someone or something)

To separate someone/something from someone/something else.

denude (someone or something) of (something)

To take something away out of someone or something

Grammar and Usage of Chuck/throw/toss sth/sb overboard

Verb Forms

  • to chuck/throw/toss sth/sb overboard
  • chucking/throwing/tossing sth/sb overboard
  • chucks/throws/tosses sth/sb overboard

The verb "chuck, throw, toss" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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