thrown to you vs thrown at you

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Thrown at you' is used when something is physically thrown in your direction, implying a more aggressive action. 'Thrown to you' is used when something is figuratively or metaphorically thrown towards you, such as an idea or responsibility.

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thrown to you

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to something being figuratively or metaphorically thrown towards you.

This phrase is used when something is metaphorically or figuratively directed towards you, such as an idea or responsibility.

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I'll have you thrown to the birds.
That's why Khokar wants to have you thrown to the wolves.
Unofficially, it appears your employer has thrown you to the wolves.
No books except those thrown at you to wake you up.
Good luck with that murder charge about to be thrown at you.
I'll be thrown out, thanks to you.
This tale is thrown to the sea.
A pit where men are thrown to suffer and die.
Our unit is being thrown to the dogs.
My caution is officially thrown to the wind.
It is too important to be thrown to the mercy of the free market.
Just because I refuse to marry him, he wants to have me thrown to the dogs.
A man bound and gagged, his body thrown to the curb like a sack of grain.
How it was thrown to the ground shouting: "I cannot return".
Likely invented by someone being thrown to the wolves, which, when you think about it...
I could not get to be thrown to fly, but some small.
My whole family was thrown to a pack of starving wolves for not bowing to their gods.
Another case to write up while McNair's thrown to the dogs.
Being thrown to the ground by your lot doesn't help.
Eyewitnesses inside and outside the building were thrown to the ground by what they described as a shockwave.

Alternatives:

given to you
presented to you
assigned to you
handed to you
offered to you

thrown at you

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to something being physically thrown in your direction, often implying a more aggressive action.

This phrase is used when something is physically thrown towards you, implying a more aggressive action.

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Looks like instead of being on the pages, you're about to have the book thrown at you.
Good luck with that murder charge about to be thrown at you.
Regina, I've seen what life has thrown at you.
So walk in and stay cool no matter what's thrown at you.
You can create a plan for your life... and then crazy things get thrown at you.
Just for catching everything I've thrown at you all these years.
Looks like instead of being on the pages, you're about to have the book thrown at you.
Not to resent the rotten eggs thrown at you.
No books except those thrown at you to wake you up.
The longer you're in, the more hostility would be thrown at you.
You've stood up to everything that's been thrown at you, And you've come out the other side still standing.
Everything I've thrown at you, you've taken, and asked for more.
Thank you, Madam, for your courage because you had a lot of mud thrown at you.
If you catch a ball that's thrown at you before it hits the ground, the player who threw that ball is out, not you.
We could play Sheet Over Head Guess What Fruit's Being Thrown At You?

Alternatives:

hurled at you
flung at you
lobbed at you
pitched at you
cast at you

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