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Meanings of throwing down in inglês

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Usage of throwing down in inglês
1
At length the smith succeeded in throwing down some of the sheaves.
Debit and Credit / Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag
2
He was the unknown knight throwing down the gauntlet in her defense.
The Gay Cockade
3
In his own gentle way, perhaps Snowden is throwing down the gauntlet.
The Guardian
4
Then it will be sooner over, thought I, throwing down the pencil.
Percival Keene
5
Instead of throwing down the knife, Antoine seemed preparing for a spring.
Boy Scouts in Northern Wilds; Or, The Signal from the Hills
6
It seems to me like throwing down a defiance to your world.
In the Wilderness
7
That was a throwing down of armor which I had not expected.
Lords of the North
8
Then there are the managers who insist on throwing down impossible-to-succeed objectives.
BBC
9
So, throwing down his tools, he stepped up to Ralli and said-
The Pirate Island: A Story of the South Pacific
10
In throwing down one posture Messrs Auden and Pearson have enthroned another.
The Guardian
11
People were throwing down the gauntlet: hems went up, colours came and went.
The Guardian
12
All the way the dense fern foliage arched overhead, throwing down deep shadows.
A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder
13
She knew that she was throwing down the gauntlet for good and all.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908
14
By this point everyone was throwing down their cards in disgust.
Sagittarius Is Bleeding
15
All difficulty was removed by Mr. McCormick throwing down the gauntlet.
Obed Hussey, Who, of All Inventors, Made Bread Cheap
16
Ostriches are caught by throwing down poison at the spots where they feed.
Great African Travellers: From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Sta...
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common