throw away
Put in trash
To throw away is to discard something as worthless or unwanted: I threw away the old newspapers.
The phrase extends to wasting opportunities or resources: Don't throw away your chance at a scholarship.
A throwaway is something disposable or meant to be discarded after use—a throwaway cup, a throwaway line in a script that seems unimportant but may land a laugh.
Light, casual throw
- dumpWaste disposal site
- disposeArrange or settle
- trashDiscarded worthless material
- junkWorthless discarded items
ditch · chuck · jettison · scrap · bin · pitch · shed · unload
Refuse with contempt
- dismissSend away or reject
- abandonLeave behind permanently
- forsakeAbandon completely
- renounceFormally give up
disown · rebuff · shun · cast aside · turn down · give up on · let go of · write off
Eliminate unwanted elements
- simplifyMake less complex
- minimizeReduce to smallest extent
- downsizeReduce scale or staff
- streamlineRemove unnecessary elements
clear out · clean out · pare down · let go · lighten · unburden · make space · spring cleaning
toss
Light, casual throw
junk · ditch · chuck · jettison · scrap · bin · pitch · shed · unload · get rid of
spurn
Refuse with contempt
renounce · disown · rebuff · shun · cast aside · turn down · give up on · let go of · write off · wash hands of
purge
Eliminate unwanted elements
streamline · clear out · clean out · pare down · let go · lighten · unburden · make space · spring cleaning · tidying
trash
Discarded worthless material
debris · landfill · dumpster · wastebasket · bin · garbage bag · trash can · recycling · compost · throwaway
squander
Use up carelessly
misuse · dissipate · lavish · splurge · lose · forfeit · sacrifice · miss · let slip · pass up