throw+off
21throw\ 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) …
22throw off — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abrupt, ad lib, addle, alienate, articulate, ball up, bat out, befuddle, bewilder, blow, botch, break the habit, breathe, breathe out, buck off, bungle, cast, cast off, cast out, chime, chorus, clear, come out …
23throw off — verb Date: 1604 transitive verb 1. a. to free oneself from ; get rid of < threw off his inhibitions > b. to cast off often in a hurried or vigorous manner ; abandon < threw off all restraint > c …
24throw off — get rid of, free oneself from; mislead, misdirect; cause a diversion (used in combination, e.g. The robber used a disguise to throw the policemen off his trail. ) …
25throw off — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. get better, get well, improve, gain strength; see recover 3 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To free from or cast out something objectionable or undesirable: clear, disburden, disembarrass, disencumber, release, relieve …
26throw off — 1. Discard, reject, repudiate, renounce. 2. Expel, drive off, drive away, clear from. 3. Put off, lay aside, cast off …
27throw off — verb a) To confuse; especially, to lose a pursuer. I never saw her without glasses before, so it threw me off when she got contact lenses. b) To introduce errors or inaccuracies; to skew. The dirt in the app …
28throw off — (of hounds or a hunt) begin hunting. → throw …
29throw off the scent — throw (someone) off the scent to give someone false or confusing information so that they will not discover something. The police were thrown off the scent for a while by two of the witnesses, who were found later to be lying. Etymology: based on …
30throw off balance — throw (someone) off balance to confuse or upset someone for a short time by saying or doing something that they are not expecting. I wasn t expecting any interaction with the audience and was thrown off balance by his question. (usually passive) …
