throw down

verb

To cause something one is holding to drop, often forcefully. (transitive) · The soldiers threw down their weapons and surrendered.
To destroy or demolish. (dated, transitive) · to throw down a tower
To produce or perform (something) admirably or forcefully. (slang, transitive)
To accomplish or produce something in a grand, respectable, or successful manner; to "represent". (intransitive, slang)
To drink a large amount quickly. (intransitive, slang) · "We need to finish these five pitchers in half an hour, so throw down as fast as you can!"
To fight; to make a stand. (intransitive, slang)
To make an individual contribution to a group effort (e.g. money pool, collaborative record album). (intransitive, slang) · "We're goin' in on a pizza; you in?" "Yeah, I'll throw down."

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When the other fellow has all the trumps, it saves time to throw down your hand."

The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 39 · B2

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