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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THROW TO THE WOLVES»
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1
An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions: Second Edition
Throw to the wolves (1) Can mean the same as throw to the dogs. (2) More
specifically, the phrase can mean to place one member ofa group in danger so
that the other members of the group stand a better chance of survival.* Thrown in
at the ...
Ian Stuart-Hamilton, 2006
2
Idioms in
the News - 1,000 Phrases, Real Examples
The meaning of throw to the wolves is similar to that of throw under the bus:
sacrifice someone or something to save oneself. The idea is that if we give the
wolves something to eat they may be less interested in eating us. This expression
dates ...
3
Heroism and adventure. Selected and ed. by mrs. Valentine
Never perhaps had travellers a more wonderful escape, for we had no food of
any size to throw to the wolves to detain them long. Only the nearness of the
shelter, and the alarm caused by the animals falling into the pits, saved us (
humanly ...
4
The Unofficial Hobbit Handbook: Everything I Need
to Know ...
Nonetheless, meeting a pack of wolves in the Wild, the sensible adventurer
should seek the high ground and find something to throw to the wolves to satisfy
their hunger: spare food, the superfluous hobbit.... Fire Is Your Friend Wolves don
't ...
Peter Archer, Scott Francis, Jeff Gerke, 2012
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agree to her marrying that fellow, that is to throw her to the wolves*. knW^WMMK
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6
American English Idiomatic Expressions in 52 Weeks: An Easy ...
... throw off (LOC) 384 throw off (UND) 364 throw one's weight around (AUTH)
331 throw out (MOVE) 369 throw the baby out with the bathwater (CONS) 367
throw the book at (CONS) 367 throw to the wolves (CONS) 367 throw together (
PLAN) ...
... dogs Throw out the back door Throw out their chest Throw someone in stitches
Throw the book at someone Throw to the wolves Throw your hat into the ring
Throw yourself at someone Throwed a cog in the wheel Throwed a monkey
wrench ...
Presidents in universities generally last until they run out of people to throw to the
wolves. Haskell hasn't many sacrificial lambs left before the wolves get him.” “So
the wolves are the real power in the university—any university?” Paulsen shook ...
... throw mud 245, 393 throw out of work 393 throw out the books on 42 throw the
book at 40 throw ... to the wolves 432 throw weight around 423 throw weight
behind 424 thumb one's nose at 250 tick off 395 tilt at windmill 430 (time and
again), ...
10
The Concise Thesaurus of Traditional English Metaphors
Person who works alone, an independent; criminal operating alone; fighter pilot
who breaks formation. Throw to the wolves. Sacrifice someone to the enemy in
order to save yourself; betray without compunction. See/Have seen a wolf [1554].
Peter Richard Wilkinson, 2008
