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1. throw... out p.v. When you throw something out, you dispose of it by putting it in the wastebasket, trash, and so on. Throw away is the same as throw out.

l can't find some important papers, and I think they might've been accidentally thrown out.

Don't throw that newspaper out — I haven't read it yet.

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2. throw... out (of) p.v. When you throw people out or throw people out of a group, place, building, or room, you order them to leave. Kick out is similar to throw out.

Frank started a fight and got thrown out of the bar.

I haven't paid the rent in six months, and I'm worried that the sheriff will come and throw us out.

EXERCISE 48a — Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.

1. We might ________ our wedding ________ until September so that Rosa's parents can attend.

2. Please ________ the lights ________ — I'm trying to sleep.

3. Bob was ________ ________ when the baseball hit him in the head.

4. When I was a little girl, I ________ ________ ________ my grandfather and wanted to be like him.

5. Sam must have ________ ________ three gin and tonics in about a half an hour last night.

6. It's cold in here — the air conditioner shouldn't have been _______ _________.

7. Mrs. Flores was so angry with her husband that she ________ him right ________ of the house.

8. My wife thinks I forgot our anniversary again, so she's going to be ________ ________ when I give her this gold bracelet.

9. The blizzard has ________ ________ our efforts to find the crashed plane, but we'll keep looking until we find it.

10. I'm tired of looking at all this junk — why don't you ________ it ________?

11. Citizens of the neighborhood have demanded that the noisy bar be _____ _____.

12. Charles ________ ________ ________ anyone who comes from the poor side of town.

13. If you're finished with these tools, ________ them ________.

14. The soldier used a bazooka to ________ ________ an enemy tank.

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15. Timmy's mother planned a really nice birthday party for Timmy and all his friends. She really ________ herself________.

EXERCISE 48b — Write three sentences using the objects in parentheses. Be sure to put the objects in the right place.

1. The health department should close down. (the restaurant, it)

2. Ali's left hook knocked out. (Joe, him)

3. General Johnston had to put back. (the attack, it)

4. Have you switched on? (the TV, it)

5. Are you going to switch off? (the lights, them)

6. Throwing out is going to be a big job. (all this junk, it)

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EXERCISE 48c — Write answers to the questions using phrasal verbs, participle adjectives, and nouns from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.

1. The judge's decision has slowed our fight for justice. What has the judge's decision done to us?

2. Jim respects his uncle and wants to be like him. What does Jim do to his uncle?

3. Todd was really amazed at how good Erik's new book is. What did Erik's book do toTodd?

4. In Question 3, what would Todd call Erik's book?

5. You pushed the button on the remote, and now the TV is on. What did you do to the TV?

6. In Question 5, how would you describe the TV after I pushed the button on the remote?

7. The lights were on, but they're not on anymore. What must have been done to the lights?

8. In Question 7, how would you describe the lights now?

9. The bar owner will be ordered to close his bar permanently. What will be done to the bar?

10. Charles thinks people from that part of town are low-class. What does Charles do to people from that part of town?

11. Joe would have been ordered to leave his house if he hadn't paid his late mortgage payments. What would have happened to Joe if he hadn't paid his late mortgage payments?

EXERCISE 48d, Review — Complete the sentences with these nouns from previous sections. To check their meanings, review the section number given after each one.

1. Heather kind of liked Ann's brother until she saw him smoking. To her that's a big ________.

2. The Senate voted against a ___________ in spending for AIDS research.

3. Lydia doesn't want anyone to take pictures of her without her ___________ on.

4. Bill thinks that Nicole's short skirt is a ___________.

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5. The soldiers were ordered to prepare for a ___________.

6. I hate cooking, so we eat ___________ food almost every night.

7. I've gone to every office in City Hall about my problem, but no will help me. They just give me the ___________.

8. The company's high ___________ rate is one reason why it lost money last year.

9. Can you believe the frames for these glasses cost $300? What a ___________.

10. One thief broke into the store while the other stayed outside as a ___________.

11. The ________ for the parade would have been a lot bigger if it hadn't been raining,

12. George had a ___________ with his brother and hasn't spoken with him for fifteen years.

EXERCISE 48e, Review — Complete the sentences with these phrasal verbs from previous sections. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense. To check their meanings, review the section number given after each one.

1. Your work isn't very good. You ought to ________ more effort ________ it.

2. I was so mad at my boss that I almost quit my job. Fortunately, my wife ________ me ________ ________it.

3. Did you see Mike's house? He said he was going to put a few Christmas tree lights on the roof, but there must be 5,000. I guess he got ________ ________.

4. Don't let that crooked contractor ________ you ________ ________ any money for unnecessary home repairs.

5. France was a member of NATO until it ________ ________ in 1966.

6. Don't quit now, we're almost finished. You've just got to ________ it ________ for a little while longer.

7. What a surprise! I ________ ________ Bob at the train station yesterday. I hadn't seen him in years.

8. The police acted on a tip that the suspect would be at the bus station on Saturday morning, but he didn't ________ ________.

9. If you're not careful that crook will ________ you ________ selling him your land for a lot less than it's worth.

10. Mike used to speak Arabic pretty well, but he ought to ________________ before he goes to Egypt.

11. How could I have been ________ ________ doing something stupid?

12. The apartment has been cleaned and painted. You can ________ right ________ any time you want.

13. ________ it ________. I want to see what's on the other side.

14. Living with Sam is driving me crazy — I have to ________ ________.

15. After you make a wish you can ________ ________ the candles.

16. Living in a house with seven dogs is really ________ my cat ________.