Throw out
Throw out verb - To get rid of as useless or unwanted.
Usage example: would you mind if I threw out that leftover pizza that's been in the fridge for two weeks?
Use
Use verb - To put into action or service.
Both terms in one sentence
- Yep, the game decides to throw out Videogame Cruelty Potential the one time nearly any gamer would use it.
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She attempted to use a baking analogy (the same one her cousin had used) about how if a mixture is ruined because you leave out an ingredient, the best thing you can do is throw out the mixture and start again.
Source: Sidetracked by the Analogy -
How it happens: Say you have a favorite toy, one that you can't throw out but its value is purely sentimental, or you grew up in a deprived/poor environment and you had to save clothes and other objects to extend their use.
Source: Nightmare Fuel / Live-Action TV
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