throw out

[/θroʊ aʊt/]

phrasal verb

jogar fora, descartar, expulsar

1. to discard or get rid of something

I threw out all the old magazines.

Joguei fora todas as revistas antigas.

2. to eject or remove someone from a place

The bouncer threw him out of the club.

O segurança o expulsou do clube.

3. to suggest an idea or opinion for consideration

Let me throw out an idea for the project.

Deixe-me lançar uma ideia para o projeto.

4. in baseball, to put out a runner

The shortstop threw him out at first base.

O meia-campista o eliminou na primeira base.

NYC Slang

toss out, dump, boot out (for eviction)

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

jogar fora, descartar, expulsar

most common usage across Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

botar pra fora, chutar pra fora

colloquial, more informal variant

São Paulo

jogar fora, descartar

standard usage, professional contexts

Portugal

deitar fora, descartar, expulsar

European Portuguese preference for 'deitar fora' for discarding

throw out the baby with the bathwater

throw out a line

throw caution to the wind

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