threw over

Dumped without warning

Threw over means abandoned or jilted, especially in romantic relationships: She threw him over for someone richer.

The phrase suggests sudden or callous rejection—discarding a person like unwanted cargo.

It can extend beyond romance to any situation where loyalty is abandoned: He threw over his old partners when a better opportunity came along.

Related
  • tossLight, casual throw
  • jiltedAbruptly rejected romantically
  • flingForceful toss, or tryst
  • dumpedAbruptly ended romantically
  • hurlThrow with great force

left at the altar · abandoned · discarded · betrayed · break up · rejected · sever · spurn · cold shoulder · pitch · desert · left in the lurch · disown · forsake · flipped · renounce · lob · cruel

Opposites
romantic/relational commitment

threw overstood by

Supported or awaited

married · embraced · chose · clung to · held onto

loyalty and faithfulness

threw oversupported

Gave aid or backing

upheld · honored · stood with · backed · championed

Family

over, throw, overthrow, thrown, throw out, throwing, threw, throws, overthrown

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G