UNIT 2
take away
If you take something away from a place or position, you remove it from a place and put it somewhere else.
She took her hands away from her eyes and looked.
A waiter came to take away the plates.
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The opposite of take away
is put back.
take back
When you
take something back, you take it to the place where you were before or where it was before.
I filled a plastic bottle with water and took it back to the car.
take into
If you take someone or something into a place, you go with them there.
I'll take you into town if you like.
throw at
If you throw an
object at someone or something, you try to hit them with the object by throwing it.
He threw a dart at the board.
throw away
If you throw something away, you get rid of it because you no longer want or need it.
I can make soup with the leftover chicken, so don't throw it away.
throw in
If you throw something in or throw it in something, you casually put or drop it into something such as a
container or mixture.
Add a teaspoonful of salt, and throw in the rice.
'Have you got room for my bag in your car?' -
'Sure, throw it in.'
I threw it in a drawer and forgot about it.
throw out
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If you throw out something, you throw it so that it moves quickly away from you.
The fishermen threw the net out and could not pull it back in.
She threw out handfuls of corn for the chickens.
[H If you throw out something you no longer want, you get rid of it.
They threw out their rubbish.
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You can also use throw away.
turn off
If you turn off
a device or machine, you make it stop working using its controls. If it turns off, it stops working.
George came in and turned off the radio.
The heating turns off automatically at night.
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