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Meanings of throw back in English

Throw back with a quick, light motion.

Usage of throw back in English
1
And she laughed softly as she saw me throw back my shoulders.
Arms and the Woman
2
At moments he would start and throw back his head, listening intently.
The Best British Short Stories of 1922
3
Well, first off them chickens used to throw back-sommersets over that horn.
Arizona Nights
4
Prince Adalbert doesn't throw back more than a hundred and fifty years.
Happy Pollyooly: The Rich Little Poor Girl
5
I sit up, throw back the covers, look over at Amanda's bed.
Dark Matter
6
I throw back my shoulders confidently as we stride up Nisha's driveway.
The First Lie
7
It had made him throw back his shoulders-densefool that he was!
The Triflers
8
Something he said made his friend throw back his head and laugh.
King rolen's kin: the uncrowned king
9
She had to throw back her head to look up at him.
Melnitz
10
He may, at that point, throw back his head and laugh cruelly.
Wired
11
A servant came in to throw back the shutters and open the windows.
The Magic Skin
12
Sometimes I think it will throw back the popular dramatic taste for years.
Miss Bretherton
13
His first act was to open a window and throw back the shutters.
The City of Fire
14
I'd say the good monsignor liked to throw back a few.
A necessary evil
15
Stillman would throw back an equally cryptic answer, thinking as he did so:
The Blood Red Dawn
16
Washington threw back the lever cams, and in rushed the fresh air.
Under the Ocean to the South Pole; Or, the Strange Cruise of the...
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common