| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| throw up |
vomit, puke, barf, ralph, upchuck
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The baby will throw up if you bounce him after he's eaten.
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| throw you |
cause you to forget or stumble
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Don't let the large crowd throw you. Focus on your music.
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| throw you to the dogs |
let you fight alone, let you fight the bad guys
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Let us help you. The pimps will throw you to the dogs.
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| throw your weight around |
use power to scare you, power trip
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Bud throws his weight around - tells everybody what to do.
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| throw yourself at him |
try too hard to impress him, push your love on him
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Be a little reserved, not so obvious. Don't throw yourself at him.
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| thrown in |
added to a list, recipe, etc.; included afterwards
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The weather will be cloudy, with a shower or two thrown in.
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| tick over |
running well, working well, hit on all cylinders
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Sandro tuned the motor, and now it's ticking over beautifully.
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| ticked off |
a little upset, annoyed, teed off
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Fred gets ticked off at people who throw butts out the window.
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| ticketed |
known as, named, labeled
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If you do something funny, you'll be ticketed as the team clown.
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| tickety-boo |
operating well, A-OK
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After they gave him insulin, everything was tickety-boo.
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