throw in with
Ally yourself alongside
To throw in with someone is to join their side or cause, committing yourself to their fortunes: She decided to throw in with the rebels.
The phrase suggests casting your lot together, accepting shared risk.
It often implies choosing one faction over another or abandoning neutrality: He threw in with management during the strike.
- joinConnect or enlist
- combineMerge, or harvesting machine
- associateConnect mentally or socially
- partnerOne who shares activity
- confederateAllied partner in schemes
stand by · align · unite · link arms · conspire · affiliate · collaborate · close ranks · back · belong · hook up · ally · make common cause · band together · come together · support · team up · pledge
throw in withabandon
Leave behind permanently
break with · turn against · desert · forsake · betray
throw in withsit on the fence
Avoid committing either way
keep out of · abstain · stand apart · hold back · hedge one's bets
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