throwing over
Ending a relationship
Throwing over is abandoning or rejecting someone or something previously committed to.
Most often it describes ending a romantic relationship abruptly: She threw him over for his best friend.
It can also mean discarding principles or plans: He threw over his convictions when money was at stake.
- discardDeliberately throw out
- cast asideReject or discard
- forsakeAbandon completely
- abandonLeave behind permanently
- leave behindDepart without taking
give up on · jettison · jilt · reject · kick to the curb · toss out · repudiate · capsize · betrayal · turn one's back · lob · disavow · dump · desert · ditch · wash hands of · toss · hurl
throwing overstanding by
Ready to act
supporting · backing · championing · defending · having someone's back
throwing overkeeping
Holding in custody
embracing · cherishing · clinging to · maintaining · marrying
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