to get rid of something that you no longer want, for example by putting it in a dustbin
to waste something such as an opportunity or an advantage, for example by doing something silly
British households throw away about 280 million of milk each year - most of it in amounts bigger than a quarter of a glass.
By boycotting the conference he has thrown away this opportunity and will help nobody.
Council leaders have outlined three ways in which residents can cut the amount of rubbish that they throw away.
Don't throw away anything else until told to.
Each year the world throws away about 21 million tonnes of plastic waste, which is mostly buried in landfill sites.
Have you thrown the papers away?
He was throwing away the opportunity of a lifetime.
I don't want to throw away something good but this really gets to me.
I love her and want to go but the worry about throwing away a brilliant job is holding me back.
I threw away all the broken toys.
I would get out of PE and use the opportunity to eat leftover crisps that other children had thrown away.
It was inspired by the artwork you find on bottle tops - things that just get thrown away while the glass is recycled.
It's not just a deterrent - they realise what they are throwing away if they get involved in it.
Many elderly people are said to feel guilty about throwing away letters that have been personally addressed to them.
Ministers are also considering stopping councils from using microchips on bins to monitor the amount of rubbish people throw away.
Nobody has anything to throw away.
So it is not something we should throw away lightly.
Sometimes the bag does make it to the shop, but often it gets thrown away because nobody has the time to take it there.
The chips can be used to record the amount of rubbish families are throwing away.
The odds are that you are throwing away an unparalleled opportunity to take stock and work out what you want to do.
They lost the game after throwing away a two-goal lead.
They threw away a golden opportunity.
This relationship may just be like a pair of comfy slippers, or you may realise you are in danger of throwing away something special.
Throw away all the rubbish.
Throw away anything you no longer need or haven't used in a couple of years.
Was it all about to be thrown away in a moment?
We throw away something like 750m bottles and dump 6m trees.
You are angry and hurt but don't throw away something good because of one drunken night.
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