throw something off

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

▪ I. throw sth off phrasal verb before or after object [ threw sth off thrown sth off thrown sth off throws sth off throwing sth off ]
 
CLOTHES
1. If you throw off your clothes, you take them off quickly and carelessly
• They threw off their clothes and jumped in the sea.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Not wearing or removing clothes
 
ILLNESS
2. to stop suffering from a cold or other illness that is not serious
• I can't seem to throw off this cold.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Recovering from illness
Main entry: throw_{phrasal verb}
 
▪ II. throw sth/sb off phrasal verb before or after object [ threw sth/sb off thrown sth/sb off thrown sth/sb off throws sth/sb off throwing sth/sb off ]
to escape from something or someone following you
• They threw the police off the scent by travelling on false passports.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Running away and escaping
Main entry: throw_{phrasal verb}