"throw to the dogs" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-throw to the dogs.ogg [Australia] Forms: throws to the dogs [present, singular, third-person], throwing to the dogs [participle, present], threw to the dogs [past], thrown to the dogs [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|throw<,,threw,thrown> to the dogs}} throw to the dogs (third-person singular simple present throws to the dogs, present participle throwing to the dogs, simple past threw to the dogs, past participle thrown to the dogs)
  1. (idiomatic) To throw away as useless. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: dog bone, throw to the wolves
    Sense id: en-throw_to_the_dogs-en-verb-FYXs5Qkz
  2. (idiomatic) To remove or cast out someone or something from one's protection, such as into the streets. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-throw_to_the_dogs-en-verb-7rNaRPhk
  3. (idiomatic) To give up on something valuable. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-throw_to_the_dogs-en-verb-nKBknumR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English light verb constructions, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 42 55 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 5 41 54 Disambiguation of English light verb constructions: 7 39 53 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 6 39 54

Inflected forms

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