Morning English #3

Today, I learned phrasal verb expressions.

• Throw out (throw somebody/something out)
  • We threw out a lot of stuff when we moved.
  • I threw out some food because it wasn't good anymore.
  • It means "to get rid of something that you do not want or need"
  • And, "to decide not to accept a plan, suggestion, or legal decision"
  • We usually throw out all our old magazines.
  • "to make someone leave a place, school, or organization, especially because they have done something that is against the rules"
  • "if people throw out a plan or suggestion, they refuse to accept it"
    • The bill was thrown out by the Senate.
  • "if something throws out smoke, heat, dust etc, it produces a lot of it and fills the air with it"
• Blow (somebody) away
  • "to make someone fell very surprised, especially about something they like or admire"
    • It just blows me away, the way everyone's so friendly round here.
  • "to kill someone by shooting them with a gun"
  • "to defeat someone completely, especially in a game"
    • Nancy blew away the rest of the skaters.
  • I was blown away by this Pink Floyd album.
  • It means that "to impress or amaze someone very much"

Reference: Longman dictionary (online), ACE English class