to drink something quickly, usually swallowing it all at once
to push the covers on a bed away from you quickly, for example before you get out of bed
He poured himself another whisky and threw it back before speaking.
It was something to throw back at the bullies who had tormented him over the sun allergy that brings him out in a rash.
No-one likes it when something is thrown back in their face.
Or rather, it is thrown back towards the past.
She threw back the duvet and jumped up.
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There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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