Throw (someone) a curve (ball)
To surprise someone by doing something unexpected, to pitch a curve ball to someone in baseball.The lawyer threw the witness a curve with his... Read more →
Throw (someone)
To confuse someone slightly.It threw me when I saw the new salesman.
Throw some light on (something)
To reveal something about something.The investigation did not throw any light on the problem of food safety.
Throw out (something) throw (something) out
To refuse to consider something, to reject something.The judge threw the case out of court.
Throw out (something) throw (something) out
To discard something, to get rid of something.I plan to throw out my old desk.
Throw out (someone) throw (someone) out
To force someone to leave, to dismiss someone.The umpire threw out the coach for arguing with him.
Throw oneself at/on the mercy of the court
To plead for mercy from a judge in a courtroom.The man who robbed the bank decided to throw himself at the mercy of the court.
Throw off (someone) throw (someone) off
To mislead or confuse or fool someone.The criminals threw off the police and ran into the subway.
Throw off an illness
To recover from a sickness.I was able to throw off my cold and quickly recover.
Think out (something) think (something) out
To plan or consider something carefully until you have a solution/conclusion.We must think out where we will put our new sofa.