Meaning of throw in | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, in.
2. To add something extra free of charge.
   informal, transitive
3. To include in a calculation.
   informal, transitive
4. To quit, to fold.
   idiomatic
5. To inject, as a fluid.
   archaic, transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“If you take⟳ the large size, we'll throw⟳ in a set⟳ of tea towels.”

“Throw⟳ in Mr Trump's promise⟳ of a "great, great wall along our southern border⟳" - with estimates starting at $12bn - and "massive tax relief for the middle class", and the price tag for his speech proposals is on an express⟳ elevator to astronomical.”

“There's something special about tidal estuaries, due to the abundance of wildlife and the ever-changing scenes as the water ebbs or rises. Throw⟳ in some moody skies and filtered sunlight, and the views can resemble⟳ a painting by Turner - only you don't have⟳ to go to the National Gallery to see⟳ this, it's brought to your seat on a train⟳.”

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