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Takehisa Tanaka Posted 10 years ago
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Why does "throw by" have the similar meaning to "get rid of"?
Why does "throw by" have the similar meaning to "get rid of"?
I found this sentence in the dictionary:
"We have to throw by an old custom."
Its Japanese translation is like this:
"We have to get rid of an old custom."
I can't figure out why "throw by" has the similar meaning to "get rid of."
Is that verb, "throw", plus preposition, "by", or phrasal verb?
Cold you tell me, please?
I found this sentence in the dictionary:
"We have to throw by an old custom."
Its Japanese translation is like this:
"We have to get rid of an old custom."
I can't figure out why "throw by" has the similar meaning to "get rid of."
Is that verb, "throw", plus preposition, "by", or phrasal verb?
Cold you tell me, please?
Top answer
com/To+throw+by : "to lay aside; to discard; to neglect as useless". It would be a phrasal verb, similar to "throw away". However, I never hear "throw by" used in everyday English.
- com/To+throw+by : "to lay aside; to discard; to neglect as useless".
- It would be a phrasal verb, similar to "throw away".
- However, I never hear "throw by" used in everyday English.
- I think it is more or less obsolete, though I am happy to be corrected if anyone knows better.
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See http://www.thefreedictionary.com/To+throw+by: "to lay aside; to discard; to neglect as useless". It would be a phrasal verb, similar to "throw away". However, I never hear "throw by" used in everyday English. I think it is more or less obsolete, though I am happy to be corrected if anyone knows better.
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Thanks, khoff.
I see.
Your input is also useful.
Sometimes, learning materials contain strange, archaic examples.
I see.
Your input is also useful.
Sometimes, learning materials contain strange, archaic examples.
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