Leave and Throw off

Leave

Leave verb - To cause to remain behind.

Throw off and leave are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Throw off" instead a verb "Leave".

Nearby Words: leaving, leaven, leaved, leaver

Throw off

Throw off verb - To draw the attention or mind to something else.
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Synonyms for Throw off

Leave and throw off are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Leave" instead a verb "Throw off".

Both terms in one sentence

  • Sleeping Dummy The baddies leave...and the protagonists throw off the blankets and get up from the bed.
  • Mike tends to throw off casual comments that leave characters utterly stunned by his insight ... or wondering how he knew that.
  • Film / Death Becomes Her If the writers considered this the way they did Madeline's head, it would throw off the rest of the story, so it's just better to leave it be as presented in the film.
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