Throw about
verb (transitive, adverb)
1.
to spend (one’s money) in a reckless and flaunting manner
2.
(informal) throw one’s weight about, to act in an authoritarian or aggressive manner
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- Throw a fuck into someone
throw someone a curve
- Throw a monkey wrench into
Sabotage or frustrate a project or plans, as in The boss threw a monkey wrench into our plans when he said we’d have to work Saturday. This transfer of industrial sabotage—that is, throwing a tool inside machinery—to other subjects dates from the early 1900s.
- Throw a monkey wrench into something
throw a fit
- Throw a party
Put on or hold a social gathering, as in They’re throwing a party to introduce their nephew to the neighbors, or She threw a party every Saturday night. [ ; first half of 1900s ]
- Throw a punch
Deliver a blow with the first, as in He was furious enough to throw a punch at the other driver. This term originated in boxing but has been extended to less formal fisticuffs as well. [ First half of 1900s ]