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Expressions avec le mot THROW - cours

Venez! J'organise une fête

                 Come on! I am throwing a party

Throw/cast caution to the wind(s) = to stop being careful and do something that you know has risks / oublier toute prudence

Throw someone in at the deep end = to make someone deal with something difficult without preparing them for it / être mis(e) tout de suite dans le bain

Have/throw a fit = to get very angry and shout or become violent / péter un câble / péter les plombs

Throw down the gauntlet = to make it clear that you want to argue or fight with someone about something / lancer un défi

People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones = used for saying that people who have faults should not criticize other people for having the same faults / Il faut être irréprochable pour critiquer autrui / Les gens qui vivent dans une bulle ne devraient pas jeter la première pierre

Throw/toss your hat into the ring = to announce officially that you are going to compete in an election, a competition, etc. / se mettre sur les rangs

Throw yourself on someone’s mercy = to ask someone in authority to treat you in a kind way / s'en remettre au bon vouloir de quelqu'un

Throw your money around = to spend money in a careless and obvious way / gaspiller ton argent

Throw something open = to make something available for everyone to see or take part in / ouvrir quelque chose à la volée/ donner la parole à quelqu'un

Throw/put someone off the scent = to do something to stop somebody from finding you or discovering something / semer quelqu'un

Throw/put a spanner in the works = to do something that suddenly stops a process or plan / poser des problèmes

Throw the book at someone = to punish someone very severely / donner le maximum à quelqu'un 

Throw money down the drain = to waste money by spending it on something useless / jeter l'argent par la fenêtre

Throw a party = to organize a party, especially in your own home / organiser une fête

Throw a punch = to hit someone with your fist (=closed hand) / lancer un coup de poing

Throw your voice = to make your voice sound as if it is coming from somewhere else / projeter sa voix

Throw your weight about/around = to use your authority to tell other people what to do in a rude and unpleasant way / bousculer les gens

Throw in the towel = to admit that you have been defeated and stop trying / jeter l'éponge

Not trust someone as far as you can throw them = to not trust someone at all / ne faire absolument pas confiance!

Throw a wobbly = to suddenly become very angry or upset / piquer une crise

Throw someone to the wolves = to leave somebody to be roughly treated or criticized without trying to help or defend them / jeter quelqu'un dans la fosse aux lions

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1. That thrill ride looks so scary and dangerous! Let's throw a partythrow caution to the windthrow down the gauntletJe ne sais pas and give it a try.

2. Hey Molly, how about we get some friends together and throw in the towelthrow a partythrow money down the drainJe ne sais pas ?

3. Hey, don't throw someone in at the deep endthrow in the towelthrow his money aroundJe ne sais pas ! There's still a chance that you will win!

4. If he buys that old used car, he's just throwing his voicethrowing money down the drainthrowing a wobblyJe ne sais pas.

5. The politician said he was going to be a candidate. I guess he's throwing his weight aroundthrowing money down the drainthrowing his hat into the ringJe ne sais pas.

6. He just won a million dollars and all he does is to throw a fitthrow his money aroundthrow a punchJe ne sais pas buying all kinds of stuff he doesn't need.

7. She loves to criticize everyone and everything but then she can't take any criticism at all: People in glass houses shouldn't throw stonesThrow her to the wolvesThrow her in the deep endJe ne sais pas !

8. To throw the dogs off the scentthrow your voicethrow a partyJe ne sais pas, it is common to cross a body of water such as a river or a lake.

9. He is so dishonest, I would never trust him! I wouldn't throw in the toweltrust him as far as I could throw himthrow money down the drainJe ne sais pas !

10. My brother threw caution to the windthrew a wobblythrew his voiceJe ne sais pas when he found out that I accidentally broke his toy.

11. We've supported him in the past in spite of his being guilty. Next time, we are going to throw him to the wolvesthrow his voicethrow a partyJe ne sais pas.

12. Because he was a hardened career criminal, the judge decided to throw a wobblythrow the book at himthrow in the towelJe ne sais pas !

13. He's such a great ventriloquist. He can really throw his voicethrow a punchthrow his money aroundJe ne sais pas very convincingly.

14. Just because he owns this building doesn't mean he can throw his weight aroundthrow in the towelthrow his voiceJe ne sais pas and be rude.

15. She was very apologetic about her misbehaviour so she threw herself on the mercy on the courtthrew her weight aroundthrew in the towelJe ne sais pas.

16. Let's throw the discussion openthrow the bookthrow in the towelJe ne sais pas to the audience.