词组 | throw overboard |
释义 | phrasethrow overboard throw sth overboard • throw overboard sth to completely get rid of an idea or system that seems useless or unnecessary: By 1949 Stalin had thrown overboard all thoughts of negotiating with the West. The Labour Party's old principles of socialism were thrown overboard in the scramble to get elected.■ SIMILAR TO: abandon, ditch (redirected from throw overboard) throw (something) overboardTo dispose or get rid of something or someone. Likened to throwing something over the side of a ship. In a major corporate shake-up, most of the company's upper-level management was thrown overboard at the end of the fiscal year. I know it's a really bad habit, but we just throw our rubbish overboard when travelling on a long car journey. throw something overboardabandon or discard something.The idea here is that something thrown over the side of a ship is lost forever. throw something ˈoverboardreject or get rid of something: All ideas of reform were thrown overboard when the new government came to power. |
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