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threw him out vs threw him away

Both "threw him out" and "threw him away" are correct phrases, but they are used in different contexts. "Threw him out" is commonly used when referring to physically removing someone from a place, while "threw him away" is more often used when discarding something or someone as if they were no longer useful.

Last updated: March 25, 2024 • 1175 views

threw him out

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to physically removing someone from a place.

This phrase is used when someone is forcefully removed from a location or place, often implying a sense of expulsion or eviction.

Examples:

The bouncers threw him out of the club.
The landlord threw the tenants out of the apartment.
The teacher threw the disruptive student out of the classroom.

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The Army threw him out, you know.
Your dad threw him out of the room.
Maybe... somebody threw him out with the rest of the garbage.
His father threw him out, thanks to you.
Next thing I know, Chef Marco had a fit and threw him out.
Jared asked him to leave, and when he refused, Jared threw him out.
Looks like the kid went a little bit wild after his dad threw him out.
He left long before I threw him out.
D.B. Cooper stabbed Teddy Antell's Dad Then threw him out of an airplane.
And threw him out of a plane.
White lady cop threw him out her car, then started shooting.
Martin went strange and then his wife threw him out.
They threw him out... disruptive influence.
- Then I threw him out.
They threw him out and put an army officer in charge.
I came halfway around the world looking for proof, threw him out the door.
His father didnt approve so he threw him out.
Last year They threw him out from here.
I threw him out 15 years ago.
So I threw him out, rowboat and all.

Alternatives:

kicked him out
ejected him
expelled him
removed him forcefully
banished him

threw him away

This phrase is correct and commonly used when discarding something or someone as if they were no longer useful.

This phrase is used when getting rid of something or someone, often implying a sense of abandonment or disregard.

Examples:

She threw away the old clothes.
He threw away the broken toy.
The company threw away the outdated equipment.
The mother threw away her son's old drawings.
He felt like his friends had thrown him away.

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Who had the best partner in Peter Taylor... and threw him away.
He just wants to be acknowledged by the mother who threw him away.
The guy was a keeper and I threw him away.
'Having declared the Tiguan the victor by default, we took the Stig to the tip and threw him away.
They stabbed him in the back and then they they threw him away like he was a piece of trash.
They threw him away.
Somebody threw him away.
You threw him away.
I threw him a going-away party.
You threw me away for him. No.
Ma threw away every reminder of him, threw away our family name.
No, we're here for you, Dino, what you threw away for him.
You threw away your own daughter.
You threw away my fireworks, Sharon.
You just threw away your last chance.
Throwing away garbage bags... she threw away his past.
We threw away clothes, gave away books.
You threw away your fair shot by taking so many crooked ones.
Phoebe just threw away two jacks because they didn't look happy.
My dad says you threw away the scholarship.

Alternatives:

disposed of him
got rid of him
cast him aside
abandoned him
jettisoned him

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