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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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How could you throw off/away such a good opportunity?

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00Do both off and away fit in the above and mean about the same to you? Thanks.0-
  

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10Thanks, Marius.02br
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00To make sure, do you mean that "throw off" and "discard away" fit in the base sentence and amount to each other?0-
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0I don't seem able to imagine a case where 01i00throw off an opportunity 02i00makes sense.02br
00Use only 01i00throw away02i00 there. Here 01i00throw away02i00 means 01i00not take advantage of02i00.02br
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0Thanks, Marius.02br
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00But I'm a bit confused. What are the basic differences between "throw off" and "throw away?" 0-
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0 "Throw off" - to confuse/divert >> The fox ran through the river to throw off the hounds following his scent.02br
00"Throw off" - to get rid of >> Taking the cold remedy, he threw off the cold that was threatening him.02br
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00"Throw away" = discard/squander >> She threw away her chances of success by getting into trouble with the police. 0
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