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thrown to the wind

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

Meaning of throw to the wind

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To discard or dispense with, especially in an abrupt or reckless manner.
    • Proud of their accomplishment, they recently threw secrecy to the wind, opened their basement display room to visitors.1967 December 1, “Under the Haberdashery By the City Gate”, in Time

Questions about thrown to the wind

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

Words near thrown to the wind in the dictionary

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

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