throw+off

  • 11throw\ off — v 1. To get free from. He was healthy enough to throw off his cold easily. Compare: rid of 2. To mislead; confuse; fool. They went by a different route to throw the hostile bandits off their track. 3. To produce easily or as if without effort.… …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 12throw off at — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms throw off at : he/she/it throws off at present participle throwing off at past tense threw off at past participle thrown off at Australian informal to criticize someone in an unkind or unfair way …

    English dictionary

  • 13throw-off — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: throw off 1. : an act or instance of throwing off; specifically : the start of a hunt 2. : something that is thrown off 3 …

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  • 14throw off — 1) get free from I was able to throw off my cold and quickly recovered. 2) mislead, confuse, fool The criminals threw off the police and escaped into the subway …

    Idioms and examples

  • 15throw off — phr verb Throw off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑balance, ↑blanket, ↑cloak, ↑shawl …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 16throw off something — throw off (something) to quickly remove something. The boys threw off their clothes and jumped into the lake. Dad threw the cover off and there was a beautiful new bike just for me! Opposite of: throw on (something) …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 17throw off heat — index radiate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 18throw off the scent — index obfuscate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 19throw off the scent — {v. phr.} To mislead; confuse. * /The robbers went different ways hoping to throw the sheriff s men off the scent./ Syn.: THROW OFF(2) …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 20throw off the scent — {v. phr.} To mislead; confuse. * /The robbers went different ways hoping to throw the sheriff s men off the scent./ Syn.: THROW OFF(2) …

    Dictionary of American idioms