Throw one’s hands up in despair
To raise one's hands making a sign of giving up, to give up.I threw my hands up in despair and said that I could no longer work on the project.
Thumb a ride
To hitchhike.The young man stood at the side of the road to try and thumb a ride.
Thumb a lift
To hitchhike.Our car had a flat tire so I thumbed a lift to the nearest gas station.
Thrust and parry
To compete actively with someone, to enter into verbal combat with someone (this idiom comes from the sport of fencing).It was thrust and parry... Read more →
Throw up (something) throw (something) up
To erect or construct something quickly.The construction company threw up the building very quickly.
Throw up one`s hands (in defeat)
To give up trying, to admit that one cannot succeed.The professor threw up his hands and decided to let the students go home early.
Throw up
To vomit.The man threw up two times after he got food poisoning from the seafood.
Throw together
To group people together by chance. We were thrown together with a variety of people when the train stopped for six hours.
Throw the book at (someone)
To punish someone severely for breaking a rule or the law.The judge threw the book at the man after he was convicted of robbing a bank.
Throw (something) together throw together (something)
To make something in a hurry and without care.We did not have much time last night so we threw together a quick meal.