throw over

verb

1. tr, adverb to forsake or abandon; jilt

Idioms and Phrases

Reject, abandon, as in They'd lived together for a year when she suddenly threw him over and moved out . This idiom, possibly alluding to throwing something or someone overboard, was first recorded in 1835.

Example Sentences

Despite trying to continue to throw over the final month of the regular season, in hopes of making a return in time for the playoffs, Kershaw’s toe failed to cooperate.

From Los Angeles Times

While Burners are typically of a higher caliber when it comes to civic responsibility and communal effort, they’re still humans, which means error is inescapable — especially when you throw over 60,000 of them into outlandish circumstances.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead of letting catcher Cal Raleigh, who had a better throwing angle, grab the ball, Muñoz picked it up and made an awkward throw over the head of Ty France at first base.

From Seattle Times

He has changed his throw over the past few weeks too, pausing before releasing, showing immense courage to do that on the biggest stage but it is paying dividends.

From BBC

To cite one source, Pro Football Focus currently has Penix as the sixth QB on its Big Board, behind those five, and 47th overall, citing in part questions about his willingness to throw over the middle of the field, something some feel Michigan was able to take advantage of in beating the Huskies in the national title game.

From Seattle Times