phrasal verb

Throw up

Letter TInseparable

2Sections

Vomit

Meanings

  • Vomit (separable [optional], International English)
  • ideas, etc (separable [optional], International English)
  • Leave a job or position suddenly (separable [optional], International English)
  • Create clouds of dust or splash water into the air (separable [optional], International English)

Examples

  • The prawns she ate at lunch made her THROW UP and she had to go home early.
  • The talks THREW UP some interesting possibilities.
  • She THREW UP her job to go travelling.
  • The road was bumpy and the car in front was THROWING UP so much dust that we could hardly see where we were going.

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