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Meanings of throwaway remark in English

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Usage of throwaway remark in English
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Felixson waited for a moment, hoping this had just been a throwaway remark.
The Scarlet Gospels
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It was a small, relatively throwaway remark but it was worth noting nonetheless.
The Irish Times
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At the time it was a perfectly innocent throwaway remark.
The Irish Times
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This may explain a throwaway remark in Hermine's memoirs.
The house of wittgenstein: a family at war
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It was only a throwaway remark but it said a multitude about Ireland's standing in Europe.
The Irish Times
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It was a throwaway remark in a 30-second phone call in 1996.
The Irish Times
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It was a throwaway remark.
Mistress of the game
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This throwaway remark more than a century ago by the American writer Charles Dudley Warner was pithy enough to ensure its immortality.
The Irish Times
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Shrugging, he added: "Or maybe he'll be inside the tent, pissing in." That last throwaway remark now seems very prescient.
The Guardian
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Tyrone v Monaghan:In a throwaway remark this week the Tyrone forward Stephen O'Neill hit on one of the defining factors of this game.
The Irish Times
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Here, with a throwaway remark, the master had circumscribed his servant's life for two centuries, driving it to deeds it had doubtless abhorred.
Imajica: Complete Edition
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On Gaelic Games:It's a while back now and then GAA president Peter Quinn may be a little bewildered at the durability of his throwaway remark.
The Irish Times
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Liverpool 3 West Bromwich Albion 0: IT WAS a throwaway remark but one that signalled a radical departure for Rafael Benitez.
The Irish Times
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Throwaway remarks can reveal more about underlying altitudes than all the most polished political rhetoric.
The Irish Times
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People make throwaway remarks thinking they're throwing them into an abyss as opposed to real life.
The Irish Times
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With some carefully chosen throwaway remarks, Enda Kenny casually cemented his unrivalled reputation as Irish politics' King of Cheese.
The Irish Times
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