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Meanings of throw a bottle in English

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Usage of throw a bottle in English
1
He had been drinking; and as Duffy made as though to throw a bottle at him, the fallen great man turned and stumbled away.
Dan Merrithew
2
I feel as though I were launching this letter at a venture, as sailors throw a bottle overboard when they fear they are lost.
Doctor Claudius, A True Story
3
God knows, he needs your countenance and protec-[he vanishes precipitately, seeing that Patiomkin is about to throw a bottle at him.
Great Catherine (Whom Glory Still Adores)
4
Oleson said you saw Ted Tronstad throwing a bottle into the house.
The smoke room: a novel of suspense
5
He threw a bottle of wine at my head, and then precipitately challenged me.
The Lights and Shadows of Real Life
6
Nils They said I threw a bottle at a car.
Assholes finish first
7
Hollinan threw a bottle of gin at me, I said.
The new yorker
8
Mr Apanui threw a bottle at him but it missed.
Radio NZ
9
Just as I turned I caught the fellow in the act of throwing a bottle.
Dave Ranney / Or, Thirty Years on the Bowery; An Autobiography
10
Somebody threw a bottle, which shattered with startling loudness somewhere behind the police; others followed.
The Guardian
11
They think I threw a bottle at some car.
Assholes finish first
12
She had previously blinded in him one eye after throwing a bottle at him in another argument.
Radio NZ
13
Yes-andthey had quarrelled about it: he rather thought he had thrown a bottle at Mr. Mountjoy's head.
Blind Love
14
Rapp threw a bottle in his canvas bag and looked up at the second story of the house.
Transfer of power
15
'Looks like someone threw a bottle at us,' said Kin.
Strata
16
He then threw a bottle of sports drink which missed and had to be restrained from attacking her again.
The Guardian
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