No. 10,807 in Russian
выбросить
To throw away.
In a sentence
Я решил выбросить старую книгу.
I decided to throw away the old book.
Here, 'выбросить' is used in its literal meaning, representing the action of discarding or throwing away an object.
Она сказала, что выбросила мою идею из головы.
She said she threw my idea out of her head.
Here, 'выбросить' is used metaphorically to signify the action of forgetting or disregarding an idea or thought.
Мы не можем просто выбросить эту возможность.
We cannot just throw away this opportunity.
In this sentence, 'выбросить' takes on a metaphorical usage, representing the action of neglecting or ignoring something valuable like an opportunity.
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