throw something together

throw together

1. To assemble, arrange, or put together haphazardly, carelessly, or in haste. A noun or pronoun can be used between "throw" and "together." A: "This dinner is delicious!" B: "It's nothing special. I just threw together a few different leftovers we had in the fridge." You can tell they threw a bunch of clichés together when they were writing the story. Be sure to follow the instructions—don't just throw it together like you usually do!
2. To put multiple people into close proximity or association. A noun or pronoun can be used between "throw" and "together." We're going to throw the two top developers together to see what they can come up with. We were thrown together by random chance, but it ended up being the most important moment of our lives.
See also: throw, together
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

throw something together

verb
See knock something together
See also: something, throw, together
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • slap together
  • draw people or things together
  • draw together
  • crash together
  • keep together
  • piece together
  • splice together
  • knot together
  • cement together
  • lash together
References in periodicals archive
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Forgetful mum but it worked out in the end
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They told him to throw something together and send it as soon as possible.
Questions go up to the top
"We just needed to throw something together in the last inning, and I thought we were going to win.
Untimely mistakes cook Shrewsbury
"I actually thought we'd just get together for two hours and throw something together.
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Can you just throw something together? = Can you do a proper job but charge a lot less?
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I don't really like anybody who's on TV saying, `Look at my great life and all the marvellous things I'm able to do that you can't, but if you concentrate very hard on my shows, watch all my videos and buy all the books, then you might just be able to throw something together that resembles it.''' Posh Nosh starts on BBC Two on February 4, 9.50pm.
Will my bum look big after I've eaten this?; Jane Hall grills best-selling author and Fast Show star Arabella Weir about her latest television role as a celebrity cook