"throw to the dogs" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-throw to the dogs.ogg 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 Categories (other): English light verb constructions, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English light verb constructions: 4 52 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 44 52
  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 light verb constructions, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 42 54 Disambiguation of English light verb constructions: 4 52 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 42 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 44 52

Inflected forms

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