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thrown to the lions

thrown to the lions is the past participle of throw to the lions.

Meaning of throw to the lions

Verb

throw to the lions (third-person singular simple present throws to the lions, present participle throwing to the lions, simple past threw to the lions, past participle thrown to the lions)

  1. (figuratively, transitive) To place someone in a difficult situation for which they are completely unprepared.

Questions about thrown to the lions

What is thrown to the lions the past participle of?
Thrown to the lions is the past participle of throw to the lions.

Words near thrown to the lions in the dictionary

  1. thrown the hatchet
  2. thrown the rulebook at
  3. thrown them bows
  4. thrown things at the wall and seen what has stuck
  5. thrown to the dogs
  6. thrown to the lions
  7. thrown to the wind
  8. thrown to the winds
  9. thrown to the wolves
  10. thrown together
  11. thrown under a bus

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