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Meaning of cast aside | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

Synonym of discard.

idiomatic, transitive

Examples

“But the row highlighted the fall from grace of the ethnically diverse women Sarkozy once promoted but later cast aside, who are now rebelling. The former young sports minister, Rama Yade, outspoken and hugely popular, has not only quit the government: she has left Sarkozy's party.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

cast aspersions cast away cast back cast dispersions cast down cast in one's lot with